High-power high-brightness 980-nm lasers based on the extended cavity surface emitting lasers concept

Eva M. Strzelecka; John Gerard McInerney; Aram Mooradian; Alan Lewis; Andrei V. Shchegrov; Dicky Lee; Jason P. Watson; Keith W. Kennedy; Glen P. Carey; Hailong Zhou; Wonill Ha; Brad D. Cantos; William R. Hitchens; David L. Heald; Vincent V. Doan; Kevin L. Lear

doi:10.1117/12.479437

19 June 2003 High-power high-brightness 980-nm lasers based on the extended cavity surface emitting lasers concept

Eva M. Strzelecka, John Gerard McInerney, Aram Mooradian, Alan Lewis, Andrei V. Shchegrov, Dicky Lee, Jason P. Watson, Keith W. Kennedy, Glen P. Carey, Hailong Zhou, Wonill Ha, Brad D. Cantos, William R. Hitchens, David L. Heald, Vincent V. Doan, Kevin L. Lear

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Proceedings Volume 4993, High-Power Fiber and Semiconductor Lasers; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479437
Event: Integrated Optoelectronics Devices, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We describe design and performance of novel, electrically pumped, vertical compound cavity semiconductor lasers emitting at 980 nm. The laser combines a vertical cavity semiconductor laser with a partially reflecting output coupler and an external cavity for mode control. The concept is scalable and has been demonstrated in monolithic low power (few miliwatts) devices all the way to high power extended cavity devices which generate over 950 mW CW multimode power and 0.5 W CW power in a TEM₀₀ mode, the latter with 90% coupling efficiency into a single mode telecommunication fiber. The concept has been applied to the development of uncooled lasers, mounted in TO-56 cans, capable of producing 50 to 100 mW of fiber-coupled power. We have also demonstrated the extended cavity lasers at wavelengths of 920 nm and 1064 nm. We present reliability data for the chips used in the extended cavity lasers.

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Eva M. Strzelecka, John Gerard McInerney, Aram Mooradian, Alan Lewis, Andrei V. Shchegrov, Dicky Lee, Jason P. Watson, Keith W. Kennedy, Glen P. Carey, Hailong Zhou, Wonill Ha, Brad D. Cantos, William R. Hitchens, David L. Heald, Vincent V. Doan, and Kevin L. Lear "High-power high-brightness 980-nm lasers based on the extended cavity surface emitting lasers concept", Proc. SPIE 4993, High-Power Fiber and Semiconductor Lasers, (19 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479437

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