DocumentCode
2277433
Title
Curved and frustrated index guides for spatial mode control in high power diode lasers
Author
Swint, R.B. ; Yeoh, T.S. ; Elarde, V.C. ; Raychaudhuri, S. ; Zediker, M.S. ; Coleman, J.J.
Author_Institution
Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Abstract
We demonstrate an entirely new concept for stabilizing the lateral mode in narrow stripe diode lasers that improves the stable output power level by two to three times over that of conventional lasers.
Keywords
laser modes; laser stability; optical design techniques; refractive index; semiconductor lasers; spatial filters; waveguide lasers; curved index guides; frustrated index guides; high power diode lasers; narrow stripe diode lasers; spatial mode control; stable output power level; Diode lasers; Laser modes; Optical control; Optical design; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Propagation losses; Spatial filters; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034482
Filename
1034482
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