Three-fold effective brightness increase of laser diode bar emission by assessment and correction of diode array curvature

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 181-187

  Wetter, N U ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diode lasers; Diode pumped lasers; Laser beam shaping

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

LASER BEAM SHAPING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0035308743     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(01)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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