Title :
High Power 7-GHz Bandwidth External-Cavity Diode Laser Array
Author :
Meng, Lei S. ; Nizamov, Boris ; Madasamy, Pratheepan ; Brasseur, Jason K. ; Henshaw, Tom ; Neumann, David K.
Author_Institution :
Directed Energy Solutions, Colorado Springs
Abstract :
Spectral bandwidth of a diode laser array is narrowed to 7 GHz FWHM by using a thick volume Bragg grating. Total output power reaches 13.5 W cw, of which 86% is in the 7-GHz band.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser arrays; semiconductor lasers; bandwidth 7 GHz; high power external-cavity diode laser array; power 13.5 W; spectral bandwidth; thick volume Bragg grating; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Diode lasers; Lenses; Microoptics; Narrowband; Optical arrays; Optical feedback; Power generation; Semiconductor laser arrays;
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.2007.4452724
