Abstract: A feedthrough assembly includes a main housing, a first inner housing positioned within the main housing and defining a plurality of first inner conduits, a second inner housing positioned within the main housing and defining a plurality of second inner conduits, and a chamber defined by an internal surface of the main housing, a first end of the first inner housing, and a first end of the second inner housing that faces the first end of the first inner housing. Each of the plurality of first inner conduits is aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of second inner conduits. A cross-sectional area of the chamber varies along a longitudinal axis of the main housing.

Abstract: A feedthrough assembly includes a main housing, a first inner housing positioned within the main housing and defining a plurality of first inner conduits, a second inner housing positioned within the main housing and defining a plurality of second inner conduits, and a chamber defined by an internal surface of the main housing, a first end of the first inner housing, and a first end of the second inner housing that faces the first end of the first inner housing. Each of the plurality of first inner conduits is aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of second inner conduits. A cross-sectional area of the chamber varies along a longitudinal axis of the main housing.

Abstract: A nondestructive method is proposed for measuring stripe dimensions in order to grade light-emitting structures such as lasers. The width of the near-field emission parallel to the stripe is measured while the laser is operating below threshold. This measurement is correlated with the actual stripe width and with the possibility of kinks developing in the light output. The width of the far-field emission perpendicular to the junction plane can also be measured, and the product of the two widths can be correlated with the stripe area and the possibility of kinks in the laser output.