Title :
High-Brightness Wavelength-Beam-Combined Eyesafe Diode Laser Stacks
Author :
Gopinath, Juliet T. ; Chann, Bien ; Fan, T.Y. ; Sanchez-Rubio, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington
Abstract :
At 1450 nm, we have demonstrated 20-W wavelength-beam-combined output from a 25- element single bar (M2 ~ 1.9 times 10), and 80-W cw from a 6-bar diode stack (M2 ~ 36 times 68).
Keywords :
laser beams; semiconductor lasers; beam quality; diode stack; high-brightness eyesafe laser sources; power 20 W; power 80 W; wavelength 1450 nm; wavelength-beam-combined output; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Holography; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical arrays; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452722