Title :
Beam reformatting and combining of high-power laser diode stacks
Author :
Baker, H.J. ; Trela, N. ; Hall, D.R. ; McBride, R. ; Wendland, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
Custom beam correction phase-plates developed for conserving brightness for diode laser bars in beam shaping/combining now provide multiple optical functions in one component, for new approaches to spatial, wavelength and coherent combining of arrays.
Keywords :
Apertures; Bars; Brightness; Collimators; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical arrays; Optical pumping; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
