Title :
Closed-Loop Design and Demonstration of an 1178nm Multi-Watt VECSEL for a Sodium Guidestar Source
Author :
Moloney, Jerome V. ; Hader, Joerg ; Zakharian, Armis R. ; Fan, Li ; Hessenius, Chris ; Fallahi, Mahmoud ; Koch, Stephan W. ; Stolz, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Control Strategies Inc, Tucson
Abstract :
The first closed-loop demonstration of a multi-watt vertical-external-cavity-semiconductor laser designed for yellow emission at 589 nm via intra-cavity second harmonic generation will be discussed.
Keywords :
astronomical instruments; laser cavity resonators; optical harmonic generation; surface emitting lasers; closed-loop demonstration; closed-loop design; intracavity second harmonic generation; multiwatt VECSEL; multiwatt vertical-external-cavity-semiconductor laser; sodium guidestar source; wavelength 1178 nm; wavelength 589 nm; yellow emission; Heat sinks; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Substrates;
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.2007.4453594
