Title :
High-power, 4 W pulsed, grating-coupled surface-emitting laser
Author :
Welch, D.F. ; Parke, R. ; Hardy, A. ; Waarts, R. ; Streifer, W. ; Scifres, D.R.
Author_Institution :
Spectra Diode Labs., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
AlGaAs surface-emitting lasers fabricated with second-order grating, distributed Bragg reflector regions for output coupling and feedback are demonstrated to operate at high output powers. Powers of 1.75 and 4 W pulsed are reported for single gain section and three gain section lasers.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical waveguides; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.75 W; 4 W; AlGaAs; DBR laser; III-V semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflector regions; double quantum well active regions; feedback; high output powers; integrated optics; output coupling; second-order grating; semiconductor laser; single gain section; surface-emitting laser; three gain section lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890693
