Abstract :
High power laser diodes are used in a wide range of applications including solid-state laser and amplifier pumping, thermal printing, and material processing. As reliable power and brightness levels increase, some of these applications can forgo the additional expense of solid-state laser fabrication and directly utilize the diode laser output. This imposes a number of demands on the laser diode itself including the maintenance of inherent high brightness, high reliability of a number of discrete elements, and high yield over a large surface area
Keywords :
brightness; laser materials processing; laser reliability; optical fabrication; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor technology; amplifier pumping; diode laser output; high power diode lasers; high reliability; high yield; inherent high brightness; large surface area; laser material processing; thermal printing; Brightness; Diode lasers; High power amplifiers; Laser excitation; Maintenance; Materials processing; Optical device fabrication; Printing; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
