Laser component and method for its production
View Patent ↗A laser component includes a housing and a laser chip arranged in the housing, wherein the housing includes a first soldering contact and a second soldering contact at a first outer surface, and a third soldering contact and a fourth soldering contact at a second outer surface, the first soldering contact connects to the third soldering contact in an electrically conductive manner and the second soldering contact connects to the fourth soldering contact in an electrically conductive manner, the housing includes a carrier substrate and a cover, a bottom side of the laser chip is arranged on the carrier substrate, the cover includes an encapsulation material, the laser chip is covered by the encapsulation material, and a beam direction of the laser chip is oriented in parallel to the bottom side of the laser chip.
1. A laser component comprising:
a housing and a laser chip arranged in the housing, wherein
the housing comprises a first soldering contact and a second soldering contact at a first outer surface, and a third soldering contact and a fourth soldering contact at a second outer surface,
the first soldering contact connects to the third soldering contact in an electrically conductive manner and the second soldering contact connects to the fourth soldering contact in an electrically conductive manner,
the housing comprises a carrier substrate and a cover,
a bottom side of the laser chip is arranged on the carrier substrate,
the cover comprises an encapsulation material,
the laser chip is covered by the encapsulation material, and
a beam direction of the laser chip is oriented in parallel to the bottom side of the laser chip.
2. The laser component according to claim 1 , wherein the first outer surface and the second outer surface are arranged perpendicular to each other.
3. The laser component according to claim 1 , wherein the beam direction is oriented perpendicular to the first outer surface and in parallel to the second outer surface.
4. The laser component according to claim 1 , wherein the beam direction is oriented in parallel to the first outer surface and to the second outer surface.
5. The laser component according to claim 1 , wherein the first outer surface and the second outer surface are formed by the carrier substrate.
6. The laser component according to claim 1 , wherein the laser component is configured as a surface-mountable component.
7. A method of producing a laser component comprising:
producing a carrier substrate having a first outer surface and a second outer surface;
arranging a first soldering contact and a second soldering contact at the first outer surface,
arranging a third soldering contact and a fourth soldering contact at the second outer surface,
wherein the first soldering contact connects to the third soldering contact in an electrically conductive manner and the second soldering contact connects to the fourth soldering contact in an electrically conductive manner;
arranging a bottom side of a laser chip on the carrier substrate, wherein a beam direction of the laser chip is oriented in parallel to the bottom side of the laser chip; and
covering the laser chip by a cover formed by encapsulating the laser chip in an encapsulation material.
8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the carrier substrate is produced by injection molding.
9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the laser chip is arranged on the carrier substrate such that the beam direction is oriented perpendicular to the first outer surface and in parallel to the second outer surface.
10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the laser chip is arranged on the carrier substrate such that the beam direction is oriented in parallel to the first outer surface and to the second outer surface.