Types of diode lasers now available for use in optical data storage systems

Erik P. Zucker; Donald R. Scifres; Jo S. Major Jr.; Richard R. Craig; Randall S. Geels; David F. Welch

doi:10.1117/12.190162

12 October 1994 Types of diode lasers now available for use in optical data storage systems

Erik P. Zucker, Donald R. Scifres, Jo S. Major Jr., Richard R. Craig, Randall S. Geels, David F. Welch

Proceedings Volume 2338, 1994 Topical Meeting on Optical Data Storage; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.190162
Event: Optical Data Storage '94, 1994, Dana Point, CA, United States

Abstract

The status of semiconductor lasers and laser arrays suitable for optical data storage applications is reviewed. Single mode optical powers as high as 200 mW CW are available at 830 nm, while wavelengths as low as 630 nm are commercially available at CW optical powers as high as 15 mW.

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Erik P. Zucker, Donald R. Scifres, Jo S. Major Jr., Richard R. Craig, Randall S. Geels, and David F. Welch "Types of diode lasers now available for use in optical data storage systems", Proc. SPIE 2338, 1994 Topical Meeting on Optical Data Storage, (12 October 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.190162

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