Title :
Coherent coupling of the 25 broad-area lasers of a 1 cm-bar
Author :
Raab, Volker ; Menzel, Ralf
Author_Institution :
Univ. Potsdam, Germany
Abstract :
The 25 high-power diode lasers of a bar are shown to phase synchronize in a common external resonator with internal multiplexer. The coherent emission shows a beam quality better than five times the diffraction-limit.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; multiplexing equipment; semiconductor lasers; broad-area laser coherent coupling; high-power diode laser; internal multiplexer; laser beam quality; phase synchronization; resonator; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Multiplexing; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312215
