• DocumentCode
    688689
  • Title

    Surface-emitting slab-coupled optical waveguide lasers

  • Author

    Anglin, K. ; Creedon, K. ; Hanninen, Antti ; Connors, M.K. ; Missaggia, L.J. ; Porter, Joseph ; Turner, G.W. ; Sanchez-Rubio, A. ; Goodhue, W.D. ; Swint, R.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A surface-emitting SCOWL is demonstrated using a deep etched 45° turning mirror, achieving 1 W q-CW output power, a diffraction-limited beam, and comparable efficiency to conventional edge-emitters. This design offers 2-D laser array scalability.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser beams; laser mirrors; quantum well lasers; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; waveguide lasers; 45° turning mirror; AlGaAs-InGaAs; SCOWL; deep etching; diffraction-limited beam; laser array scalability; power 1 W; surface-emitting slab-coupled optical waveguide lasers; Mirrors; Optical device fabrication; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Surface treatment; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833064