Title :
Integrated 10th Order Fresnel Lens Design for Beam Quality Enhancement in Tapered Laser Diode
Author :
Lau, F.K. ; Tee, C.W. ; Kwok, C.H. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Michel, N. ; Krakowski, M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
Abstract :
An integrated 10th order Fresnel lens capable of improving the laser beam quality is reported. The far-field divergence is narrowed by an average of 1.9deg (29%) and an overall M2- factor improvement of 15% is recorded.
Keywords :
lenses; semiconductor lasers; Fresnel lens design; beam quality enhancement; far-field divergence; tapered laser diode; Diode lasers; Etching; Laser beams; Laser theory; Lenses; Optical design; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452688