Title :
High-power, single-frequency semiconductor amplifier system with feedback-insensitive Nd:YAG microcrystal master oscillator
Author :
Jost, G. ; Martin, U. ; Jager, Rudolf ; Heerlein, J. ; Deichsel, E. ; Unger, P. ; Schmitt, N.P. ; Koniger, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Optoelectron., Ulm Univ., Germany
Abstract :
We have developed semiconductor tapered amplifiers and systems for high-power and single-frequency emission combing the excellent spatial and spectral beam quality of a feedback-insensitive solid-state microcrystal laser and the high electrical to optical conversion efficiency of semiconductor amplifiers
Keywords :
laser beams; laser frequency stability; neodymium; semiconductor optical amplifiers; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; feedback-insensitive Nd:YAG microcrystal master oscillator; feedback-insensitive solid-state microcrystal laser; high electrical to optical conversion efficiency; high-power single-frequency semiconductor amplifier system; semiconductor amplifiers; semiconductor tapered amplifiers; single-frequency emission; spatial beam quality; spectral beam quality; High power amplifiers; Laser feedback; Neodymium; Optical amplifiers; Optical feedback; Oscillators; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737874
