Title :
High power laser diodes
Author :
Harder, Christoph
Author_Institution :
Bookham, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
The 20-year-evolution of high-power laser diodes with a multitude of device designs that explore various practical applications is presented. The four major applications for high-power diode lasers, namely pumps for EDFAs, YAG rods, disk lasers and fiber lasers have a tremendous impact on the selection process in this evolution. The laser diode evolution has driven the industry towards very simple device designs, such as the narrow stripe and broad area laser, and to very robust and high yielding manufacturing technology.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; DWDM; EDFA; YAG; YAG rods; YAl5O12; broad area laser; device designs; disk lasers; fiber lasers; high power laser; high yielding manufacturing technology; laser diodes; narrow stripe laser; optical pumps; telecommunication applications; transcontinental communication links; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Manufacturing industries; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363081
