A 7-W 1178-nm GaInNAs based disk laser for guide star applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7578, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Leinonen, T ^a   Korpijarvi V M ^a   Puustinen, J ^a   Harkonen A ^a   Guina, M ^a   Pessa, M ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

III V semiconductors; Quantum well lasers; Resonant periodic gain stack; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

DISK LASERS; GAINNAS; GUIDE STAR; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; OUTPUT POWER; RESONANT PERIODIC GAIN; RESONANT PERIODIC GAIN STACK;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); GALLIUM NITRIDE; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MOLECULAR BEAMS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLID STATE LASERS; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 77951753827     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.841365     Document Type: Conference Paper

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