Title :
High efficiency kW-class QCW 88x nm diode laser bars
Author :
Kanskar, M. ; Bai, J.G. ; Chen, Zhe ; Dong, Wenjie ; Elim, S. ; Guan, Xiangyu ; Devito, M. ; Grimshaw, M. ; Zhang, Shaoting
Author_Institution :
nLIGHT, Vancouver, WA, USA
Abstract :
We present results of kW-class diode laser bars with optimized fill factors, cavity lengths, and facet reflectivity that demonstrated electrical-to-optical efficiency of 70% and operation of over 100 million shots in QCW mode.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; quantum cascade lasers; quantum well lasers; reflectivity; cavity lengths; efficiency 70 percent; electrical-to-optical efficiency; facet reflectivity; fill factors; high efficiency kW-class QCW diode laser bars; Abstracts; Bars; Cavity resonators; Diode lasers; Optical reflection; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
