Laser module with a built-in optical isolator, and method of adjusting the angular position of the optical isolator

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A semiconductor laser module comprising a serial arrangement of a laser assembly for emitting a substantially collimated beam of light, an optical isolator assembly having an optical isolator housed in a tubular package for transmitting the collimated beam of light with less loss in a forward direction than in a reverse direction and an optical, fiber assembly having a lens for converging and directing the beam from the optical isolator assembly into an optical fiber. There is also disclosed a method of optimizing the forward loss and isolation characteristics of the optical isolator assembly through adjustment of its angular position about its optical axis which is set at an angle to that …