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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Trilumina Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
John R. Joseph, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Richard F. Carson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Mial E. Warren, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kevin L. Lear, Fort Collins, CO (US);
TriLumina Corp., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A VCSEL array device formed of a monolithic array of raised VCSELs on an electrical contact and raised inactive regions connected to the electrical contact. The VCSELs can be spaced symmetrically or asymmetrically, in a manner to improve power or speed, or in phase and in parallel. The raised VCSELs and raised inactive regions are positioned between the electrical contact and an electrical waveguide. The VCSELs may be separated into subarrays and each VCSEL may be covered with an integrated or bonded microlens for directing light without external lenses. The microlenses may be offset to collect or collimate light and may be shaped to form various lens profiles.