Patent ID: 11936158
Assignee: LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. The VCSEL array of claim 13, wherein the channel is adjacent to an additional channel, of the plurality of channels, that includes an additional set of emitters, of the plurality of emitters, arranged in an additional row of emitters, wherein:
the additional channel includes an additional trace, of the plurality of traces, and
the additional trace comprises a first additional trace portion that is closest to an additional input end associated with the additional channel and a second additional trace portion that is farthest from the additional input end,
wherein the first additional trace portion includes a first additional subset of emitters, of the additional set of emitters, and is associated with a uniform first additional trace width, and
wherein the second additional trace portion includes a second additional subset of emitters, of the additional set of emitters, and is associated with a variable second additional trace width.