Compact 2D laser beam scanner with fan laser array and Si micromachined microscanner

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1143-1145

  Francis, D A ^a   Kiang, M H ^a   Solgaard, O ^b   Lau, K Y ^a   Muller, R S ^a   Chang Hasnain, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Micromachining; Optoelectronic devices; Semiconductor junction lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays

Indexed keywords

BAR CODES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LASER BEAMS; LASER RECORDING; MICROMACHINING; PRINTERS (COMPUTER); REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING;

LASER BEAM SCANNERS; LASER PRINTERS; SILICON MICROSCANNERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031163686     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970769     Document Type: Article

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