Title :
High-brightness diode sources for waveguide laser pumping
Author :
Monjardin, J.F. ; Nowak, K.M. ; Baker, H.J. ; Hall, D.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh
Abstract :
A key design requirement for the realisation of high power solid-state planar waveguide lasers is the power-efficient usage of beams from multiple diode laser bars. Such bars are commercially available as stacks, providing up to 80 W per bar, with integrated fast axis collimation lenses on each bar. In principle, with good collimation and aberration-free relay optics, a high fraction of the power from the diode laser stack may be coupled into a waveguide of given core height and NA
Keywords :
lenses; light sources; optical pumping; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; aberration-free relay optics; collimation lenses; diode laser stack; high power solid-state planar waveguide laser; high-brightness diode sources; multiple diode laser bars; waveguide laser pumping; Bars; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Optical collimators; Optical design; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Solid state circuits; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568316
