High d/gamma values in diode laser structures for very high power

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7198, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Petrescu Prahova, I B ^a   Modak, P ^a   Goutain, E ^a   Silan, D ^a   Bambrick, D ^a   Riordan, J ^a   Moritz, T ^a   McDougall, S D ^b   Qiu, B ^b   Marsh, J H ^b  

^a Intense US   (United States)

^b Intense UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

9xx nm; Asymmetric structures; D ; Diode lasers; High power; Highbrightness; Large optical cavity; Optical trap

Indexed keywords

9XX NM; ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; DIODE LASERS; HIGH-POWER; HIGHBRIGHTNESS; LARGE OPTICAL CAVITY; OPTICAL TRAP;

DIODES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LASERS;

EID: 65649087963     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.810041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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