DocumentCode
3007323
Title
Etched Micro-structures for Control of Optical Mode Distribution for Improved Broad Area Laser Performance
Author
Crump, P. ; Matson, T. ; Anderson, V. ; Schulte, D. ; Bell, J. ; Farmer, J. ; DeVito, M. ; Martinsen, R. ; Kim, Y.K. ; Choquette, K.D.
Author_Institution
nLight Corp., Vancouver
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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.
Keywords
laser beam etching; laser modes; semiconductor lasers; broad area diode lasers; broad area laser performance; etched microstructures; optical mode distribution; power conversion efficiency; Diode lasers; Etching; Laser modes; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452728
Filename
4452728
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