Patent ID: 8437086
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: H01S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A beam combining light source, comprising: a support base; a first row of light emitters mounted upon the support base for emitting a plurality of first emitter beams along a plurality of optical paths, each of the first emitter beams having a fast axis and a slow axis; a first row of beam collimating reflectors mounted upon the support base for collimating each of the first emitter beams in a plane of the slow axis thereof, and for re-directing the first emitter beams to mutually align the fast axes thereof for forming a first combined beam, wherein the first row of beam collimating reflectors is disposed at a distance from the first row of light emitters defining a space therebetween; a second row of light emitters mounted upon the support base for emitting a plurality of second emitter beams along a plurality of optical paths, each of the second emitter beams having a fast axis and a slow axis; a second row of beam collimating reflectors mounted upon the support base and spaced apart from the second row of light emitters for collimating each of the second emitter beams in a slow axis plane, and for re-directing the second emitter beams to mutually align the fast axes thereof for forming a second combined beam; wherein light emitters of the first and second rows are disposed in a staggered arrangement with a lateral offset therebetween, and wherein: