Title :
Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser With Monolithically Integrated Pump Lasers
Author :
Illek, Stefan ; Albrecht, Tony ; Brick, Peter ; Lutgen, Stephan ; Pietzonka, Ines ; Furitsch, Michael ; Diehl, Wolfgang ; Luft, Johann ; Streubel, Klaus
Author_Institution :
OSRAM Opto Semicond., Regensburg
Abstract :
The monolithic integration of pump lasers and optically pumped vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers is demonstrated. An innovative contacting scheme for the pump lasers offers high design flexibility and scalability. First devices at 1000 nm generate output powers of 2.5 W in pulsed and 0.65 W in continuous-wave operation.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical pumping; surface emitting lasers; VECSEL; continuous-wave operation; design flexibility; monolithically integrated pump laser; optically pumped semiconductor disk laser; power 0.65 W; power 2.5 W; semiconductor device fabrication; vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser; wavelength 1000 nm; Integrated optics; Laser excitation; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical design; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Power generation; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Optically pumped semiconductor disk lasers; semiconductor device fabrication; vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VECSELs);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.909671
