Thermal optimization of 1.55 μm OP-VECSEL with hybrid metal-metamorphic mirror for single-mode high power operation

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 155-165

  Tourrenc, Jean Philippe ^a   Bouchoule, Sophie ^a   Khadour, Aghiad ^a   Harmand, Jean Christophe ^a   Miard, Audrey ^a   Decobert, Jean ^b   Lagay, Nadine ^b   Lafosse, Xavier ^a   Sagnes, Isabelle ^a   Leroy, Laetitia ^a   Oudar, Jean Louis ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ALCATEL THALES III V LAB   (France)

Author keywords

1.55 m laser emission; External cavity laser; Single mode laser; Thermal dissipation; Vertical cavity surface emitting semiconductor laser

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE REGION; CONTINUOUS-WAVE; CVD DIAMONDS; EXTERNAL CAVITY LASER; HEAT DISSIPATION; HIGH POWERS; HIGH-POWER OPERATIONS; LARGE DIAMETER; LASER OPERATIONS; OP-VECSEL; OPTICALLY PUMPED; OUTPUT POWERS; PUMP POWERS; ROOM-TEMPERATURE; SIC SUBSTRATES; SINGLE MODE LASER; SINGLE MODES; SINGLE-MODE OPERATIONS; THERMAL DISSIPATION; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER; VERTICAL EXTERNAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS;

CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DC GENERATORS; DIAMONDS; LASERS; METALS; MIRRORS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON CARBIDE; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 49449110583     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-007-9174-5     Document Type: Article

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