METHOD OF MONITORING LIGHT FROM A VCSEL

摘要

A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring an output of a solid state laser (16). The method includes the steps of disposing a photonic detector (30) proximate a light-emitting surface of the solid state laser with an active surface of the photonics detector disposed in a path of an at an obtuse angle to a predominant axis of transmissions of the solid state laser and disposing a waveguide (24) proximate the light-emitting surface of the solid state laser and the active surface of the photonics detector.