Patents Assigned to Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9362715
    Abstract: In an example, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode device. The method includes providing a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate having a surface region and forming epitaxial material overlying the surface region, the epitaxial material comprising an n-type cladding region, an active region comprising of at least one active layer overlying the n-type cladding region, and a p-type cladding region overlying the active layer region. The method includes patterning the epitaxial material to form a plurality of dice, each of the dice corresponding to at least one laser device, characterized by a first pitch between a pair of dice, the first pitch being less than a design width. The method includes transferring each of the plurality of dice to a carrier wafer such that each pair of dice is configured with a second pitch between each pair of dice, the second pitch being larger than the first pitch corresponding to the design width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc
    Inventors: Alexander Sztein, Melvin McLaurin, Po Shan Hsu, James W. Raring
  • Patent number: 9356430
    Abstract: Optical devices having a structured active region configured for selected wavelengths of light emissions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Raring
  • Patent number: 9343871
    Abstract: Nonpolar or semipolar laser diode technology incorporating etched facet mirror formation and conventional optical coating layer techniques for reflectivity modification to enable a method for ultra-high catastrophic optical mirror damage thresholds for high power laser diodes are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Hua Huang
  • Patent number: 9318875
    Abstract: A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using a gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Goutain
  • Patent number: 9287684
    Abstract: Method and devices for emitting electromagnetic radiation at high power using nonpolar or semipolar gallium containing substrates such as GaN, AlN, InN, InGaN, AlGaN, and AlInGaN, are provided. The laser devices include multiple laser emitters integrated onto a substrate (in a module), which emit green or blue laser radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Chendong Bai
  • Patent number: 9250044
    Abstract: Laser dazzler devices and methods of using laser dazzler devices are disclosed. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide laser dazzling devices power by one or more green laser diodes characterized by a wavelength of about 500 nm to 540 nm. In various embodiments, laser dazzling devices according to the present invention include non-polar and/or semi-polar green laser diodes. In a specific embodiment, a laser dazzling device includes a plurality of green laser diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Paul Rudy, Vinod Khosla, Pierre Lamond, Steven P. Denbaars, Shuji Nakamura, Richard T. Ogawa
  • Patent number: 9246311
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a laser diode device includes providing a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member comprising a surface region, a release material overlying the surface region, an n-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; an active region overlying the n-type gallium and nitrogen containing material, a p-type gallium and nitrogen containing material; and a first transparent conductive oxide material overlying the p-type gallium and nitrogen containing material, and an interface region overlying the first transparent conductive oxide material. The method includes bonding the interface region to a handle substrate and subjecting the release material to an energy source to initiate release of the gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Melvin McLaurin, Paul Rudy, Po Shan Hsu, Alexander Sztein
  • Patent number: 9239427
    Abstract: A monolithically integrated optical device. The device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate member having a surface region configured on either a non-polar or semi-polar orientation. The device also has a first waveguide structure configured in a first direction overlying a first portion of the surface region. The device also has a second waveguide structure integrally configured with the first waveguide structure. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Raring
  • Patent number: 9209596
    Abstract: In an example, the present invention provides a gallium and nitrogen containing multilayered structure, and related method. The structure has a plurality of gallium and nitrogen containing semiconductor substrates, each of the gallium and nitrogen containing semiconductor substrates (“substrates”) having a plurality of epitaxially grown layers overlaying a top-side of each of the substrates. The structure has an orientation of a reference crystal direction for each of the substrates. The structure has a first handle substrate coupled to each of the substrates such that each of the substrates is aligned to a spatial region configured in a selected direction of the first handle substrate, which has a larger spatial region than a sum of a total backside region of plurality of the substrates to be arranged in a tiled configuration overlying the first handle substrate. The reference crystal direction for each of the substrates is parallel to the spatial region in the selected direction within 10 degrees or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin McLaurin, Alexander Sztein, Po Shan Hsu, James W. Raring
  • Patent number: 9184563
    Abstract: A gallium- and nitrogen-containing laser device including an etched facet with surface treatment to improve an optical beam is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Mathew C. Schmidt, Bryan Ellis
  • Patent number: 9166374
    Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate comprising a surface region configured in a (20-2-1) orientation, a (30-3-1) orientation, or a (30-31) orientation, within +/?10 degrees toward c-plane and/or a-plane from the orientation. Optical devices having quantum well regions overly the surface region are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SORAA LASER DIODE, INC.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, You-Da Lin, Christiane Elsass
  • Patent number: 9166372
    Abstract: A gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode device. The device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate material comprising a surface region. The surface region is configured on either a non-polar crystal orientation or a semi-polar crystal orientation. The device has a recessed region formed within a second region of the substrate material, the second region being between a first region and a third region. The recessed region is configured to block a plurality of defects from migrating from the first region to the third region. The device has an epitaxially formed gallium and nitrogen containing region formed overlying the third region. The epitaxially formed gallium and nitrogen containing region is substantially free from defects migrating from the first region and an active region formed overlying the third region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin McLaurin, James W. Raring, Christiane Elsass, Thiago P. Melo, Mathew C. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9166373
    Abstract: Laser devices formed on a semipolar surface region of a gallium and nitrogen containing material are disclosed. The laser devices have a laser stripe configured to emit a laser beam having a cross-polarized emission state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SORAA LASER DIODE, INC.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Mathew Schmidt, Bryan Ellis, Hua Huang, Melvin McLaurin, Christiane Poblenz Elsass
  • Patent number: 9142935
    Abstract: A method and device for emitting electromagnetic radiation using semipolar or nonpolar gallium containing substrates is described where the backside of the substrate includes multiple scribes that reduce stray light leaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Nick Pfister, Yu-Chia Chang, Mathew C. Schmidt, Drew Felker
  • Publication number: 20150229100
    Abstract: In an example, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode device. The method includes providing a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate having a surface region and forming epitaxial material overlying the surface region, the epitaxial material comprising an n-type cladding region, an active region comprising of at least one active layer overlying the n-type cladding region, and a p-type cladding region overlying the active layer region. The method includes patterning the epitaxial material to form a plurality of dice, each of the dice corresponding to at least one laser device, characterized by a first pitch between a pair of dice, the first pitch being less than a design width. The method includes transferring each of the plurality of dice to a carrier wafer such that each pair of dice is configured with a second pitch between each pair of dice, the second pitch being larger than the first pitch corresponding to the design width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Sztein, Melvin McLaurin, Po Shan Hsu, James W. Raring
  • Patent number: 9106049
    Abstract: A system and method for providing laser diodes with broad spectrum is described. GaN-based laser diodes with broad or multi-peaked spectral output operating are obtained in various configurations by having a single laser diode device generating multiple-peak spectral outputs, operate in superluminescene mode, or by use of an RF source and/or a feedback signal. In some other embodiments, multi-peak outputs are achieved by having multiple laser devices output different lasers at different wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Mathew C. Schmidt, Yu-Chia Chang
  • Patent number: 9099843
    Abstract: Methods and devices configured to operate at high temperatures using semi-polar oriented gallium and nitrogen containing substrates for optical applications are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Hua Huang
  • Patent number: 9100590
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to display technologies. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide projection display systems where one or more laser diodes are used as light source for illustrating images. In one set of embodiments, the present invention provides projector systems that utilize blue and/or green laser fabricated using gallium nitride containing material. In another set of embodiments, the present invention provides projection systems having digital lighting processing engines illuminated by blue and/or green laser devices. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a 3D display system. There are other embodiments as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, Paul Rudy
  • Patent number: 9099844
    Abstract: Optical devices having a structured active region configured for selected wavelengths of light emissions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Raring
  • Patent number: 9093820
    Abstract: An optical device includes a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate having a surface region and an optical blocking region of InAlN material overlying the surface region. A strain control region maintain quantum wells within a predetermined strain state. The strained region is preferably a confined heterostructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Raring, You-Da Lin, Christiane Poblenz