Title :
High power single lateral mode buried ridge laser with frustrated total internal reflection for spatial filtering
Author :
Swint, R.B. ; Yeoh, T.S. ; Elarde, V.C. ; Zediker, M.S. ; Coleman, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a spatial filter design that completely eliminates beam steering and oscillation of high order lateral modes in narrow stripe InGaAs single QW diode lasers.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser modes; optical design techniques; quantum well lasers; reflectivity; ridge waveguides; spatial filters; waveguide lasers; InGaAs; frustrated total internal reflection; high order lateral modes; high power single lateral mode buried ridge laser; laser beam steering elimination; narrow stripe InGaAs single QW diode lasers; spatial filter design; spatial filtering; Chemical lasers; Filtering; Laser modes; Optical design; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Spatial filters; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133931