Title :
External cavity setup for beam quality improvement of a broad-stripe segmented diode laser
Author :
Thestrup, Birgitte ; Petersen, Paul Michael
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Plasma Res. Dept., Riso Nat. Lab., Roskilde, Denmark
Abstract :
We demonstrate a new setup for selective off-axis feedback of a broad-stripe segmented diode laser leading to significant improvement of the overall spatial coherence of the output beam. Results with a 5 segmented diode are presented.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; semiconductor lasers; external cavity setup; laser beam quality improvement; segmented broad-stripe diode laser; selective off-axis feedback; spatial coherence; Collimators; Diode lasers; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Output feedback; Spatial coherence;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567892
