Title :
Wavelength beam combining of slab-coupled optical waveguide laser (SCOWL) arrays
Author :
Chann, B. ; Huang, R.K. ; Missaggia, L.J. ; Harris, C.T. ; Liau, Z.L. ; Goyal, A.K. ; Donnelly, J.P. ; Fan, T.Y. ; Sanchez-Rubio, A. ; Turner, G.W.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
A diffraction-limited output beam from a diode bar using slab-coupled optical waveguide laser (SCOWL) arrays is demonstrated. Even at 15-W peak power, the spatial brightness is at least 1 to 2 orders of magnitude higher than any commercially available diode power sources.
Keywords :
laser arrays; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; multiwave mixing; waveguide lasers; 15 W; diffraction-limited output beam; slab-coupled optical waveguide laser arrays; spatial brightness; wavelength beam combining; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Lenses; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363518
