Patent ID: 6410904
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G02B,H01L,H01S

Abstract:
A multi-beam emitting apparatus, comprising:a semiconductor laser device including a plurality of laser emitting portions and a metal case that covers the plurality of laser emitting portions therein and has at least one opening through which the lasers beams emitted from the plurality of laser emitting portions reach outside the metal case; a support plate supporting the metal case, the metal case being electrically connected to the support plate by press-fitting into the support plate; and a drive circuit being electrically connected to the support plate and driving the semiconductor laser device, wherein one terminal of each laser emitting portion is electrically connected to the metal case inside the metal case, another terminal of each laser emitting portion is insulated from the metal case and is conducted to outside of the metal case by respective laser connecting pins.