Title :
Etched Micro-structures for Control of Optical Mode Distribution for Improved Broad Area Laser Performance
Author :
Crump, P. ; Matson, T. ; Anderson, V. ; Schulte, D. ; Bell, J. ; Farmer, J. ; DeVito, M. ; Martinsen, R. ; Kim, Y.K. ; Choquette, K.D.
Author_Institution :
nLight Corp., Vancouver
Abstract :
Etching micro-structures into broad area diode lasers leads allows for independent control of the optical modes. Appropriately designed microstructures are found to lead to more uniform near field and increased power conversion efficiency.
Keywords :
laser beam etching; laser modes; semiconductor lasers; broad area diode lasers; broad area laser performance; etched microstructures; optical mode distribution; power conversion efficiency; Diode lasers; Etching; Laser modes; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control;
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.2007.4452728
