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US 8,509,275 B1Granted
Gallium nitride based laser dazzling device and method
AssigneeSoraa, Inc.
InventorsJames W. Raring, Paul Rudy
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Abstract
A laser dazzler device and method. 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 single laser dazzling device includes a plurality of green laser diodes. There are other embodiments as well.
Claims29
A laser dazzling apparatus comprising:
- a housing member;
- a laser device, the laser device including an active region and a cavity member, the laser device being configured to emit a laser beam having a wavelength about 500 nm to 540 nm, the active regions including gallium nitride material, the laser beam being characterized by a first direction;
- a driving circuit electrically coupled to the laser device, the driving circuit being adapted to deliver electrical energy to the laser device, the electrical energy being less than 800 mW;
- a power source electrically coupled to the driving circuit;
- an activation module electrically coupled to the driving circuit, the activation module being configured to send an activation signal to the driving circuit;
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- a sight for aligning the laser beam to a desired position.
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A laser dazzling apparatus comprising:
- a laser device, the laser device including a green laser diode, the green laser diode comprising an active region and a cavity member, the green laser diode being configured to emit a laser beam at an intensity level of less than 800 mW, the active regions including gallium nitride material, the laser beam being characterized by a first direction;
- a driving circuit electrically coupled to the laser device, the driving circuit being adapted to deliver electrical energy to the laser device, the electrical energy being less than 800 mW;
- a power source electrically coupled to the driving circuit;
- an activation module electrically coupled to the driving circuit, the activation module being configured to send an activation signal to the driving circuit, the activation module comprising an electrical trigger;
- and
- a sight for aligning the laser beam to a desired position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.