Electrode bridging in an emitter assembly

An emitter assembly, comprising:

• a carrier comprising a carrier substrate;
• a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) device, on the carrier, comprising:
• a substrate;
• a plurality of VCSELs on the substrate;
• at least one anode layer on the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of VCSELs;
• a cathode electrode over at least a portion of multiple VCSELs, of the plurality of VCSELs, and electrically connected to the multiple VCSELs,
• the cathode electrode comprising multiple cathode electrode fingers;
• and
• a bridge element that electrically connects a first finger of the multiple cathode electrode fingers and a second finger of the multiple cathode electrode fingers.

An emitter assembly, comprising:

• a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) device, comprising:
• a substrate;
• a plurality of VCSELs on the substrate;
• at least one anode layer on the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of VCSELs;
• a cathode electrode over at least a portion of multiple VCSELs, of the plurality of VCSELs, and electrically connected to the multiple VCSELs,
• the cathode electrode comprising multiple cathode electrode fingers;
• and
• a bridge element that electrically connects a first finger of the multiple cathode electrode fingers and a second finger of the multiple cathode electrode fingers.