• DocumentCode
    1212528
  • Title

    500 mW coherent large aperture ring oscillators

  • Author

    Dzurko, K.M. ; Scifres, D.R. ; Hardy, A. ; Welch, D.F. ; Waarts, R.G. ; O´Brien, Stephen

  • Author_Institution
    Spectra Diode Labs., San Jose, CA, USA
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    16
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    7/30/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1477
  • Lastpage
    1478
  • Abstract
    A large aperture ring laser having a diffraction limited output measuring 0.2 degrees *0.2 degrees is described. The design uses angled incidence onto monolithic gratings for feedback and mode selectivity. Devices of this design have exhibited threshold current density less than 300 A/cm2 and over 500 mW of single frequency output power.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; laser modes; ring lasers; semiconductor junction lasers; 540 mW; GaAs-AlGaAs-InGaAs; MOPA structures; angled incidence; coherent large aperture ring oscillators; diffraction limited output; feedback; laser diodes; mode selectivity; monolithic gratings; ring laser; single frequency output power; threshold current density;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19920938
  • Filename
    153194