DocumentCode
2241434
Title
Catastrophic optical damage at front and rear facets of 975 nm emitting diode lasers
Author
Hempel, M. ; Tomm, J.W. ; Ziegler, M. ; Elsaesser, T. ; Michel, N. ; Krakowski, M.
Author_Institution
Max-Born-Inst., Berlin, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Catastrophic facet degradation at highest power levels is analyzed for different diode laser waveguide architectures. Degradation events at front and rear facet are analyzed and predominant damage at the rear is elucidated for Al-free waveguides.
Keywords
quantum well lasers; waveguide lasers; catastrophic facet degradation; catastrophic optical damage; diode laser waveguide architectures; edge-emitting diode lasers; wavelength 975 nm; Degradation; Diode lasers; Heating; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type
conf
Filename
5950666
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