Title :
56W optical output power at 970nm from a truncated tapered semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Wang, X. ; Wenzel, H. ; Eppich, B. ; Crump, P. ; Spreemann, M. ; Ginolas, A. ; Fricke, J. ; Bugge, F. ; Erbert, G. ; Tränkle, G.
Author_Institution :
Leibniz Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztechnik, Ferdinand-Braun-Inst., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A truncated tapered semiconductor amplifier in a master oscillator-power amplifier configuration is shown to deliver 56W output power at 970nm under quasi-cw conditions, with reasonable beam quality M2(1/e2)=21. Narrow spectral width (42pm) operation is confirmed.
Keywords :
semiconductor optical amplifiers; master oscillator power amplifier configuration; optical output power; power 56 W; truncated tapered semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength 970 nm; Laser beams; Optical amplifiers; Optical distortion; Optical fiber amplifiers; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110679