High-power Al-free active region (lambda = 852 nm) laser diodes for atomic clocks and interferometry applications

Francois-Julien Vermersch; Michel Lecomte; Michel Calligaro; Olivier Parillaud; Shailendra Bansropun; Michel Krakowski

doi:10.1117/12.588730

1 April 2005 High-power Al-free active region (lambda = 852 nm) laser diodes for atomic clocks and interferometry applications

Francois-Julien Vermersch, Michel Lecomte, Michel Calligaro, Olivier Parillaud, Shailendra Bansropun, Michel Krakowski

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Proceedings Volume 5738, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers IV; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588730
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2005, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We have developed Fabry-Perot lasers at λ=852nm, using an aluminium free active region with the aim to develop a single-frequency and single spatial mode device for atomic clocks and interferometry applications. The device is a separate confinement heterostructure with a GaInP large optical cavity and a 8nm compressive-strained GaInAsP quantum well. The broad-area (100μm wide) laser diodes are characterised by low internal losses (<3 cm^-1), a high internal efficiency (94%) and a low transparency current density (100A/cm²) which illustrates the quality of the laser structure. For an AR/HR coated 2mm long broad area laser diodes we measure a low threshold current density (245A/cm²) and a high slope efficiency (0.9 W/A). We obtain an optical power of more than 5.5W (I= 8.5A), under CW operation at 15°C, with a maximum wall-plug efficiency of 0.45. The lasing emission is achieved up to at least 115°C An optical power of more than 1.4W is obtained at 100°C (I=3.6A). A power of 1.2W (I=1.7A, 15°C) is achieved at 852nm. For an AR/HR coated 2mm long 4μm wide ridge waveguide laser diode, we obtain a low threshold current (46mA) and a high slope efficiency (0.9W/A). We obtain 852nm wavelength at 145mW (I=200mA, 15°C). We measure an optical power of 180mW (I=240mA) in a single spatial mode with the beam quality parameter M²=1.5. At 180mW both near and far field are gaussian-shaped with respective full widths at 1/e² of 6μm and 12°.

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Francois-Julien Vermersch, Michel Lecomte, Michel Calligaro, Olivier Parillaud, Shailendra Bansropun, and Michel Krakowski "High-power Al-free active region (lambda = 852 nm) laser diodes for atomic clocks and interferometry applications", Proc. SPIE 5738, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers IV, (1 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.588730

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