DocumentCode
2479958
Title
Economic issues with diode-pumped solid-state lasers
Author
Burnham, R.
Author_Institution
Fibertek Inc., Herndon, VA, USA
fYear
1993
fDate
15-18 Nov 1993
Firstpage
42
Abstract
Summary form only given. Many markets for high-performance diode-pumped solid state lasers are currently limited by the high cost of the semiconductor diode pump arrays. On the other hand, cost reduction for these same devices requires a developed market. We will address this and other obstacles facing commercialization of diode-pumped solid-state lasers
Keywords
economics; optical pumping; semiconductor laser arrays; solid lasers; commercialization; cost reduction; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; economic issues; high cost; high-performance diode-pumped solid state lasers; semiconductor diode pump arrays; Commercialization; Costs; Laser excitation; Optical arrays; Optical fiber devices; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1263-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379138
Filename
379138
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