Title :
High-power high-brightness tapered diode lasers and amplifiers for eye-safe operation
Author :
Kallenbach, S. ; Kelemen, M.T. ; Aidam, R. ; Lösch, R. ; Kaufel, G. ; Mikulla, M. ; Weimann, G.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Appl. Solid State Phys., Freiberg, Germany
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates both high-power high-brightness InGaAsP/InP lasers and tunable amplifiers based on the ridge waveguide tapered resonator design. Laser fabrication and performance for the eye-safe operation are also presented.
Keywords :
gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical fabrication; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP/InP lasers; eye-safe operation; high-brightness lasers; high-power lasers; laser amplifiers; laser fabrication; laser performance; ridge waveguide design; tapered diode lasers; tapered resonator design; tunable amplifiers; Diode lasers; Gallium arsenide; High power amplifiers; Indium phosphide; Laser beams; Operational amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical design; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
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.2004.1363318
