Title :
Experimental Investigation of Limits to Slow Axis Beam Quality in High Power Broad Area Diode Lasers
Author :
Winterfeldt, M. ; Crump, P. ; Wenzel, Hans ; Erbert, Gotz ; Trankle, Gunther
Author_Institution :
Ferdinand-Braun-Inst., Leibniz-Inst. fur Hochstfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
An experimental study of factors limiting lateral beam parameter product (BPP) in broad area lasers is presented. BPP is an approximately linear function of self-heating, whose dependence on design, process and packaging effects is investigated.
Keywords :
laser beams; semiconductor lasers; BPP; high power broad area diode lasers; lateral beam parameter product; linear function; packaging effects; self-heating; slow axis beam quality; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Packaging; Semiconductor lasers; Structural beams; Thermal resistance;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5721-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2014.229
