Dr. David A. Schleuning Profile

Dr. David A. Schleuning

Hardware Engineer at Waymo LLC

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Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Lidar for autonomous vehicles: trends in lasers and detectors

David Schleuning, Jim Dunphy, Simon Verghese

Proceedings Volume 12867, 1286702 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3010003

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Sensors, Scattering, Windows, Unmanned vehicles, Resistance, Pulsed laser operation, Point clouds, Laser scattering

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2020 Paper

Lidar sensors for autonomous driving

David Schleuning, Pierre-Yves Droz

Proceedings Volume 11262, 112620D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2559807

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Sensors, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Laser applications, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Reflectivity, High power lasers, Gallium arsenide, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2017 Paper

High power single lateral mode 1050 nm laser diode bar

Guoli Liu, Jingwei Li, Li Fan, Zuntu Xu, John Morales, David Schleuning, Zhixi Bian, Michael Peters, Heiko Winhold, Bruno Acklin

Proceedings Volume 10086, 100860Y (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2269237

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, High power lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Quantum wells, Internal quantum efficiency, Packaging, Quantum efficiency, Reliability, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Paper

Advances in 808nm high power diode laser bars and single emitters

J. Morales, S. Lehkonen, G. Liu, D. Schleuning, B. Acklin

Proceedings Volume 9733, 97330T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213789

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, High power diode lasers, Reliability, High power lasers, Solid state lasers, Solid state electronics, Fiber lasers, Diodes, Materials processing, Printing, Data conversion, Fiber couplers

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Paper

Improved long wavelength 14xx and 19xx nm InGaAsp/InP lasers

T. Tanbun-Ek, R. Pathak, Z. Xu, H. Winhold, F. Zhou, M. Peters, D. Schleuning, B. Acklin

Proceedings Volume 9733, 973307 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209723

KEYWORDS: High power lasers, Laser safety, Semiconductor lasers, Eye, Laser development, Diodes, Reliability, Laser welding, Aluminum nitride, Laser bonding, Indium, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Paper

A fiber-coupled 9xx module with tap water cooling

D. Schleuning, D. Anthon, A. Chryssis, G. Ryu, G. Liu, H. Winhold, L. Fan, Z. Xu, T. Tanbun-Ek, S. Lehkonen, B. Acklin

Proceedings Volume 9733, 973308 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208303

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Packaging, Fiber lasers, Reliability, Diodes, Laser development, Optical fibers, Modulation, Novel fiber development, Fiber coupled lasers

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2013 Paper

Power scaling to high-brightness kW systems using semiconductor bars in water-cooled stacks

David Schleuning, Keith Guinn, Calvin Luong, Yu Zhang, Krishna Kuchibhotla, Serguei Kim, Geunmin Ryu, Mike Griffin, Athanasios Chryssis, Bruno Acklin

Proceedings Volume 8605, 86050A (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005742

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Semiconductors, Temperature metrology, Packaging, Cladding, High power lasers, Resistance, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

Progress in high-brightness diode laser development based on tailored diode laser bars

S. Roh, D. Grasso, N. Shou, R. Pathak, G. Cheung, D. Schleuning, T. Hasenberg

Proceedings Volume 7583, 758310 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842785

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Polarization, Diodes, Fiber lasers, Fiber coupled lasers, Laser applications, Lasers, Laser marking, Laser development, Nd:YAG lasers

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

High-brightness fiber-coupled pump sources at 88X nm and 79X nm

J. Watson, D. Schleuning, H. Winhold, M. Griffin, S. Tolman, R. Pathak, E. Weiss, T. Hasenberg

Proceedings Volume 7198, 71980U (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809723

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Semiconductor lasers, Fiber couplers, Fiber lasers, Diodes, Laser development, Coating, Lawrencium, Fiber coupled lasers, Fiber Bragg gratings

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

915 nm laser bar-based high-performance sources for fiber laser pumping

Rajiv Pathak, John Minelly, Jouko Haapamaa, Jason Watson, David Schleuning, Heiko Winhold, Eli Weiss, Mika Toivonen, Sami Lehkonen, David Roh, Nels Ostrom, Dan Grasso, Juergen Pfaff, T. Hasenberg

Proceedings Volume 7198, 719808 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809785

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Reliability, Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Absorption, Packaging, Ytterbium, Measurement devices, Laser applications, Optical pumping

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Material survey for packaging semiconductor diode lasers

David Schleuning, Kenneth Scholz, Mike Griffin, Bo Guo, Calvin Luong, Rajiv Pathak, Christian Scholz, Jason Watson, Heiko Winhold, Tom Hasenberg

Proceedings Volume 7198, 71981K (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809314

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Packaging, Semiconductors, Copper, Resistance, Composites, Gallium arsenide, Finite element methods, Diamond, Indium

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

High-brightness kW QCW diode laser stacks with ultra-low pitches

David Schleuning, Rajiv Pathak, Calvin Luong, Eli Weiss, Tom Hasenberg

Proceedings Volume 7198, 719802 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809637

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Temperature metrology, Finite element methods, Data modeling, Reliability, Diodes, Heatsinks, Solid state lasers, Instrument modeling, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2008 Paper

High-brightness line generators and fiber-coupled sources based on low-smile laser diode arrays

J. Watson, D. Schleuning, P. Lavikko, T. Alander, D. Lee, P. Lovato, H. Winhold, M. Griffin, S. Tolman, P. Liang, T. Hasenberg, M. Reed

Proceedings Volume 6876, 68760V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.765472

KEYWORDS: Fiber couplers, Semiconductor lasers, Indium, Fiber lasers, Polarization, Cameras, Materials processing, Free space optics, Laser development, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2008 Paper

8xxnm kW conduction cooled QCW diode arrays with both electrically conductive and insulation submounts

Jihua Du, Hailong Zhou, David Schleuning, Vivek Agrawal, John Morales, Thomas Hasenberg, Murray Reed

Proceedings Volume 6876, 687605 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764230

KEYWORDS: Diodes, Temperature metrology, Semiconductor lasers, Dielectrics, Solid state lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Reliability, Continuous wave operation, Optical pumping, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2007 Paper

Robust hard-solder packaging of conduction cooled laser diode bars

David Schleuning, Mike Griffin, Philip James, John McNulty, Dan Mendoza, John Morales, David Nabors, Mike Peters, Hailong Zhou, Murray Reed

Proceedings Volume 6456, 645604 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.701292

KEYWORDS: Packaging, Reliability, Finite element methods, Indium, Data modeling, Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Thermal modeling, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2006 Paper

High-efficiency and high-reliability 9xx-nm bars and fiber-coupled devices at Coherent

Hailong Zhou, Keith Kennedy, Eli Weiss, Jun Li, Serguei Anikitchev, Patrick Reichert, Jihua Du, David Schleuning, David Nabors, Murray Reed, Mika Toivonen, Sami Lehkonen, Jouko Haapamaa

Proceedings Volume 6104, 610406 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.644983

KEYWORDS: Laser phosphor displays, Reliability, Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Thermal effects, Temperature metrology, Mirrors, Power supplies, Manufacturing

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