Improved beam quality for high power tapered laser diodes with LMG (low modal gain)-epitaxial layer structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3284, Issue , 1998, Pages 72-79

  Mikulla, M ^a   Schmitt, A ^a   Chazan, P ^a   Wetzel, A ^a   Walther, M ^a   Kiefer, R ^a   Pletschen, W ^a   Braunstein, J ^a   Weimann, G ^a  

^a FIAF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beam filamentation; High brightness; High power semiconductor lasers; Low modal gain; Near diffraction limited

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION; HIGH POWER LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

HIGH POWER TAPERED LASER DIODES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032223958     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.304433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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