• DocumentCode
    733349
  • Title

    Lasers with distributed loss have sublinear power output

  • Author

    Mansuripur, Tobias S. ; de Naurois, Guy-Mael ; Belyanin, Alexey ; Capasso, Federico

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We provide a simple explanation for why laser media with distributed loss should have a sublinear output power characteristic. This understanding clarifies the role of long-range spatial hole burning in reducing the efficiency of semiconductor lasers, and is essential for optimizing power output.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; optical hole burning; optical losses; semiconductor lasers; distributed loss; laser media; long-range spatial hole burning; semiconductor lasers; sublinear output power characteristic; sublinear power output; Approximation methods; Diode lasers; Mirrors; Power generation; Propagation losses; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183787
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=733349