Title :
Very large arrays of high power, single mode infrared lasers
Author :
Najda, S.P. ; Bacchin, G. ; Qiu, B.C. ; Smith, C. ; Toury, M. ; McDougall, S. ; Hamilton, C.J. ; Marsh, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Intense Photonics Ltd., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
QWI technology is used to fabricate large arrays of high power, single mode lasers with excellent device performance uniformity across the array. Large arrays of lasers integrated on a single chip allow new cost effective, compact and robust optical systems to be realised.
Keywords :
infrared sources; integrated optoelectronics; laser modes; quantum well lasers; semiconductor laser arrays; QWI technology; compact optical systems; cost-effective optical systems; high power lasers; infrared lasers; large laser arrays; laser fabrication; quantum well intermixing; robust optical systems; single mode lasers; single-chip integration; Costs; Epitaxial growth; Laser modes; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Packaging; Photonics; Power lasers; Quantum well lasers; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363317
