100-W, 105-μm, 0.15NA fiber coupled laser diode module

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7198, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Karlsen, Scott R ^a   Price, R Kirk ^a   Reynolds, Mitch ^a   Brown, Aaron ^a   Mehl, Ron ^a   Patterson, Steve ^a   Martinsen, Robert J ^a  

^a NLIGHT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Fiber coupled diode laser; Fiber laser pump; High brightness; Tapered fiber combiner

Indexed keywords

CLADDING MODES; DIODE LASER; DIODE LASERS; ELECTRICAL-TO-OPTICAL; FIBER COUPLED DIODE LASER; FIBER-COUPLED LASER-DIODES; FREE SPACE; FUSED-FIBER; HIGH BRIGHTNESS; HIGH BRIGHTNESS LASER DIODES; HIGH-POWER; MATERIAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL EXCITATIONS; OPTICAL POWER; PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE; SINGLE EMITTER; SINGLE FIBER; TAPERED FIBER COMBINER;

DIODES; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; PHOTOEXCITATION; PUMPING (LASER); PUMPS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 65649117015     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.809710     Document Type: Conference Paper

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