Title :
High-power single-frequency operation of a DBR tapered laser
Author :
Paschke, K. ; Fiebig, C. ; Feise, D. ; Fricke, J. ; Kaspari, C. ; Blume, G. ; Wenzel, H. ; Erbert, G.
Author_Institution :
Ferdinand-Braun-Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztechnik, Berlin
Abstract :
A 980 nm DBR tapered laser is presented which achieves 12 W power in a single longitudinal mode and a nearly diffraction limited beam with a conversion efficiency of 44%. The device has a 6th-order surface grating.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; integrated optics; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser modes; semiconductor lasers; 6th-order surface grating; DBR tapered diode laser; conversion efficiency; diffraction-limited beam; efficiency 44 percent; high-power single-frequency operation; power 12 W; single longitudinal mode; wavelength 980 nm; Diffraction; Diode lasers; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical resonators; Power generation; Power lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1783-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636044