Title :
Beam quality improvement of broad-area laser diodes by fast-to-slow axis mode imaging
Author :
Jones, Aaron M. ; Gopinath, Juliet T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Comput. & Energy Eng., Univ. of Colorado - Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A novel technique for beam quality improvement of a broad-area diode array has been demonstrated. For each emitter, the fast-axis mode is imaged back onto the slow axis, improving beam quality while preserving slope efficiency.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser modes; laser variables measurement; semiconductor laser arrays; beam quality improvement; broad-area diode array; broad-area laser diode; emitter; fast-to-slow axis mode imaging; slope efficiency; Arrays; Cavity resonators; Imaging; Laser beams; Laser modes; Power generation; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
