Title :
High-power operation of long-cavity phase-locked laser arrays
Author :
Aoyagi, T. ; Hinata, S. ; Shigihara, K. ; Seiwa, Y. ; Ikeda, K. ; Susaki, W.
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, LSI Research & Development Laboratory, Itami, Japan
Abstract :
A CW light output power of 570 mW at 0.81¿m wavelength has been obtained on long-cavity, phase-locked laser arrays with five stripes. The median lifetime of the arrays for 100 mW CW operation was approximately 3000 h at 50°C, which corresponds to approximately 25 000 h at 25°C.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; semiconductor junction lasers; 0.81 micron; 100 mW; 25 degC; 25000 hr; 3000 hr; 50 degC; 570 mW; CW light output power; high-power operation; long-cavity; median lifetime; phase-locked laser arrays; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870963
