Title :
4.5 W CW, near-diffraction-limited tapered-stripe semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Mehuys, D. ; Goldberg, L. ; Waarts, R. ; Welch, D.F.
Author_Institution :
Spectra Diode Lab., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 1.5 mm-long semiconductor amplifier injected with 150 mW from a discrete master oscillator emitted up to 4.5 W CW in a near-diffraction-limited beam at 860 nm.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor quantum wells; 4.5 W; 860 nm; discrete master oscillator; near-diffraction-limited beam; tapered-stripe semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930150