GaSb-based optically pumped semiconductor disk laser using multiple gain elements

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 848-850

  Rösener, Benno ^a   Rattunde, Marcel ^a   Moser, Rüdiger ^a   Manz, Christian ^a   Köhler, Klaus ^a   Wagner, Joachim ^a  

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

Author keywords

GaSb based; High power; Midinfrared; Power scaling; Semiconductor disk laser (SDL); Vertical external cavity surface emitting laser (VECSEL)

Indexed keywords

GASB-BASED; HIGH POWER; MIDINFRARED; POWER SCALING; SEMICONDUCTOR DISK LASER (SDL); VERTICAL-EXTERNAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER (VECSEL);

DC GENERATORS; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); FIBER LASERS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; PUMPS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 67649586681     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2019260     Document Type: Article

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