Laser assembly with active pointing compensation during wavelength tuning

An assembly comprising:

• a beam steering assembly;
• a laser assembly including a first laser module that is tunable over a first range, the first laser module including a first gain medium that generates a first beam that is directed at the beam steering assembly when power is directed to the first laser module, the first beam having a first wavelength that varies as the first laser module is tuned;
• and
• a controller that dynamically controls the beam steering assembly as a function of wavelength to dynamically steer the first beam as the first laser module is tuned.

A method comprising:

• providing a beam steering assembly;
• generating a first beam that is directed at the beam steering assembly with a first laser module that is tunable over a tunable first range, the first beam having a first wavelength that varies as the first laser module is tuned;
• and
• dynamically controlling the beam steering assembly as a function of wavelength with a controller to dynamically steer the first beam as the first laser module is tuned.

An assembly comprising:

• a beam steering assembly that includes a first beam steerer and a spaced apart second beam steerer;
• a laser assembly including (i) a first laser module that is tunable over a tunable first range, the first laser module including a first gain medium that generates a first beam that is directed at the first beam steerer when power is directed to the first laser module, the first beam having a first wavelength that varies as the first laser module is tuned;
• and (ii) a second laser module that is tunable over a tunable second range, the second laser module including a second gain medium that generates a second beam that is directed at the first beam steerer when power is directed to the second laser module, the second beam having a second wavelength that varies as the second module is tuned, the second range being different from the first range;
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• a controller that dynamically controls the first beam steerer to individually direct one of the first beam and the second beam at the second beam steerer, and that dynamically controls the second beam steerer as a function of wavelength to dynamically steer the beam that is incident on the second beam steerer.