Etched Micro-structures for Control of Optical Mode Distribution for Improved Broad Area Laser Performance
Crump, P.
Matson, T.
Anderson, V.
Schulte, D.
Bell, J.
Farmer, J.
DeVito, M.
Martinsen, R.
Kim, Y.K.
Choquette, K.D.
nLight Corp., Vancouver;
This paper appears in: Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Publication Date: 6-11 May 2007
On page(s): 1-2
Location: Baltimore, MD,
ISBN: 978-1-55752-834-6
INSPEC Accession Number: 9851255
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452728
Current Version Published: 2008-02-15
Abstract
Etching micro-structures into broad area diode lasers leads allows for independent control of the optical modes. Appropriately designed microstructures are found to lead to more uniform near field and increased power conversion efficiency.
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