Title :
A brief history of high-power semiconductor lasers
Author_Institution :
SDI Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
The following is a historical perspective of the significant technological demonstrations that shaped the history of high power semiconductor lasers. The article is not meant to be a review article, as there are much better review articles and reviewers available, nor would the article try to cover all of the contributions to such a rich technology. Nonetheless, the article, anecdotally, presents a perspective on the technological advances that resulted in the enabling technology of high power semiconductor lasers for applications such as fiber optic communications, data storage, and material processing.
Keywords :
history; laser beam applications; laser beams; laser materials processing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical storage; semiconductor lasers; applications; brief history; data storage; enabling technology; fiber optic communications; high power semiconductor lasers; high-power semiconductor lasers; historical perspective; material processing; perspective; technological advances; technological demonstrations; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber lasers; History; Laser feedback; Optical materials; Power lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers; Space technology;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.902203
