Performance enhancement of high-power laser diodes and arrays by use of volume Bragg grating technology

Boris L. Volodin; S. V. Dolgy; E. D. Melnik; E. Downs; J. Shaw; Vladimir S. Ban

doi:10.1117/12.588776

17 March 2005 Performance enhancement of high-power laser diodes and arrays by use of volume Bragg grating technology

Boris L. Volodin, S. V. Dolgy, E. D. Melnik, E. Downs, J. Shaw, Vladimir S. Ban

Proceedings Volume 5711, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications III; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588776
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Volume Bragg grating (VBG) technology has been shown to improve spectral characteristics of the high-power laser diodes and arrays. We review the recent advances in VBG technology that lead to better spectral performance as well as improvements in spatial brightness of the high-power laser diode arrays. The VBG technology has been applied to manufacturing of high-power laser diode arrays suitable for spectral beam combining to achieve even higher spatial brightness. The approach involves fabrication of VBG elements with transverse chirp of the Bragg period. Wavelength tuning of the laser diode arrays and wavelength-shifted laser diode bar operation have been demonstrated, which will lead to manufacturing of spectrally combined high-brightness arrays.

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Boris L. Volodin, S. V. Dolgy, E. D. Melnik, E. Downs, J. Shaw, and Vladimir S. Ban "Performance enhancement of high-power laser diodes and arrays by use of volume Bragg grating technology", Proc. SPIE 5711, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications III, (17 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588776

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