Patent ID: 8979338
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: F21K,G02B,H01L,H01S

Abstract:
1. A system for combining the output of semiconductor light devices to generate a single light beam, comprising: a set of one or more semiconductor light devices configured to generate a plurality of light beams representing a first channel of data; a binary string containing digital data, each bit from the binary string controlling a power of each of the one or more semiconductor light devices from the set of one or more semiconductor light devices, wherein an amplitude of a light beam generated by each semiconductor light device is determined by a position of a particular bit controlling each semiconductor light device, the amplitude encoding the digital data in the light beam; a lens array positioned over the set of semiconductor light devices and configured to focus the plurality of light beams to a single focal point; and a macro lens positioned beyond the lens array and configured to collimate the plurality of light beams into the single light beam carrying the digital data for the first channel.