Title :
High Brightness Slab-Coupled Optical Waveguide Lasers and Arrays
Author :
Huang, Robin K. ; Missaggia, Leo J. ; Chann, Bien ; Donnelly, Joseph P. ; Swint, Reuel ; Turner, George W.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington
Abstract :
A slab coupled optical waveguide laser (SCOWL) is characterized. An n-type AlGaAs waveguide is used. Two distinctly different beam combination approaches are employed: wavelength beam combination (WBC) and coherent beam combination (CBC). The cavity configuration for the WBC and CBC are presented.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser cavity resonators; semiconductor laser arrays; waveguide lasers; AlGaAs; cavity configuration; coherent beam combination; slab coupled optical waveguide laser; wavelength beam combination; Brightness; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Thermal management; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382399
