GaSb-based 1.9-2.4μm quantum-well diode lasers with low beam divergence

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5738, Issue , 2005, Pages 138-145

  Rattunde, M ^a   Geerlings, E ^a   Schmitz, J ^a   Kaufel, G ^a   Weber, J ^b   Mikulla, M ^b   Wagner, J ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SOLID STATE PHYSICS IAF   (Germany)

^b 6M2klaser GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Divergence; External cavity; Fast axis; GaSb; Infrared diode laser; Tuning range; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL RADAR; OPTICAL RESONATORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DIVERGENCE; EXTERNAL CAVITY; FAST AXIS; GASB; INFRARED DIODE LASERS; TUNING RANGE;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 21844480076     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.588203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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