High-brightness 9xx and 14xx single-mode emitter array laser bars

Norbert Lichtenstein; Yvonne Manz; Pascal Mauron; Arnaud Fily; Berthold E. Schmidt; Juergen Mueller; Susanne Pawlik; Boris Sverdlov; Stefan Weiss; Achim Thies; Christoph S. Harder

doi:10.1117/12.590049

17 March 2005 High-brightness 9xx and 14xx single-mode emitter array laser bars

Norbert Lichtenstein, Yvonne Manz, Pascal Mauron, Arnaud Fily, Berthold E. Schmidt, Juergen Mueller, Susanne Pawlik, Boris Sverdlov, Stefan Weiss, Achim Thies, Christoph S. Harder

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Proceedings Volume 5711, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications III; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590049
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

In this communication we report on the successful realization of Single-mode Emitter Array Laser (SEAL) bars. Various laser bars with a cavity length of 2.4 mm containing between 25 to 350 narrow stripe lateral single-mode emitters have been realized and mounted epi-side down onto expansion matched heatsinks using a stable AuSn-solder technology. Optical power in excess of 1 W per emitter has been obtained resulting in more than 200 W total output power for the highest emitter density. While these total power levels are comparable to conventional broad-area laser bars (BALB), the brightness of each of the emitters is drastically improved over the BALB approach making theses bars ideal candidates for beam-shaping concepts. Lateral farfield measurements with smooth gaussian patterns, high electro-optical conversion efficiency well above 60% and threshold currents as low as 0.5 A are presented. Similar devices realized from the InGaAsP/InP material system deliver in excess of 20 W from 100 NS emitters at wavelengths around 1480 nm.

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Norbert Lichtenstein, Yvonne Manz, Pascal Mauron, Arnaud Fily, Berthold E. Schmidt, Juergen Mueller, Susanne Pawlik, Boris Sverdlov, Stefan Weiss, Achim Thies, and Christoph S. Harder "High-brightness 9xx and 14xx single-mode emitter array laser bars", Proc. SPIE 5711, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications III, (17 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590049

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