Title :
High cw power density with narrow diode lasers
Author :
Lassila, E. ; Alahautala, Taito ; Hernberg, Rolf
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
An axisymmetric method for spatial, wavelength and polarization multiplexing of narrow diode lasers is proposed. An effectively circular focal spot with cw power density of several hundred kW/mm is possible using non-imaging catadioptric optics.
Keywords :
laser beams; semiconductor lasers; circular focal spot; cw power density; narrow diode lasers; nonimaging catadioptric optics; polarization multiplexing; spatial multiplexing; wavelength multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
