High brightness 980 nm pump lasers ased on the Novalux extended cavity surface-emitting laser (NECSEL) concept

John Gerard McInerney; Aram Mooradian; Alan Lewis; Andrei V. Shchegrov; Eva M. Strzelecka; Dicky Lee; Jason P. Watson; Michael K. Liebman; Glen P. Carey; Arvydas Umbrasas; Charles A. Amsden; Brad D. Cantos; William R. Hitchens; David L. Heald; Vincent V. Doan; J. L. Cannon; Kevin L. Lear

doi:10.1117/12.476231

11 March 2003 High-brightness 980-nm pump lasers based on the Novalux extended cavity surface-emitting laser (NECSEL) concept

John Gerard McInerney, Aram Mooradian, Alan Lewis, Andrei V. Shchegrov, Eva M. Strzelecka, Dicky Lee, Jason P. Watson, Michael K. Liebman, Glen P. Carey, Arvydas Umbrasas, Charles A. Amsden, Brad D. Cantos, William R. Hitchens, David L. Heald, Vincent V. Doan, J. L. Cannon, Kevin L. Lear

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Proceedings Volume 4947, Laser Diodes, Optoelectronic Devices, and Heterogenous Integration; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476231
Event: Photonics Fabrication Europe, 2002, Bruges, Belgium

Abstract

We describe design, fabrication and performance of novel, electrically pumped, vertical compound cavity InGaAs lasers emitting at 980 and 920 nm. The concept is scalable and has been demonstrated using monolithic low power (~10 mW) devices all the way to high power extended cavity devices which have demonstrated 1 W cw multi-mode and 0.5 W cw in a TEM₀₀ mode and a single frequency, with 90% coupling efficiency into a single-mode fiber. We also describe uncooled vertical compound cavity lasers in TO-56 can packages which produce 50-100 mW of fiber coupled power. Finally, recent developments in intracavity frequency doubling are summarized.

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John Gerard McInerney, Aram Mooradian, Alan Lewis, Andrei V. Shchegrov, Eva M. Strzelecka, Dicky Lee, Jason P. Watson, Michael K. Liebman, Glen P. Carey, Arvydas Umbrasas, Charles A. Amsden, Brad D. Cantos, William R. Hitchens, David L. Heald, Vincent V. Doan, J. L. Cannon, and Kevin L. Lear "High-brightness 980-nm pump lasers based on the Novalux extended cavity surface-emitting laser (NECSEL) concept", Proc. SPIE 4947, Laser Diodes, Optoelectronic Devices, and Heterogenous Integration, (11 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.476231

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