High-power optically pumped semiconductor lasers

Juan L. A. Chilla; Stuart D. Butterworth; Alexander Zeitschel; John P. Charles; Andrea L. Caprara; Murray K. Reed; Luis Spinelli

doi:10.1117/12.549003

8 July 2004 High-power optically pumped semiconductor lasers

Juan L. A. Chilla, Stuart D. Butterworth, Alexander Zeitschel, John P. Charles, Andrea L. Caprara, Murray K. Reed, Luis Spinelli

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Proceedings Volume 5332, Solid State Lasers XIII: Technology and Devices; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549003
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2004, San Jose, Ca, United States

Abstract

Optically pumped, external-cavity, surface emitting semiconductor lasers (also known as optically pumped semiconductor lasers, OPS lasers, and vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers, VECSELs) generate near-diffraction limited beams from low brightness diode-array pumps. We have demonstrated 30 W cw at 980 nm and 15 W cw at 488 nm in a single spatial mode from these emitters and believe they can be scaled to > 100 W. Potential applications we have explored for such devices include wavelength conversion, spectral and spatial brightness conversion.

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Juan L. A. Chilla, Stuart D. Butterworth, Alexander Zeitschel, John P. Charles, Andrea L. Caprara, Murray K. Reed, and Luis Spinelli "High-power optically pumped semiconductor lasers", Proc. SPIE 5332, Solid State Lasers XIII: Technology and Devices, (8 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549003

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