Highly strained InGaAs/GaAs vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser for the generation of coherent yellow-orange light

Li Fan; Chris Hessenius; Mahmoud Fallahi; Jörg Hader; Hongbo Li; Jerome V. Moloney; Wolfgang Stolz; Stephan W. Koch

doi:10.1117/12.763529

5 March 2008 Highly strained InGaAs/GaAs vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser for the generation of coherent yellow-orange light

Li Fan, Chris Hessenius, Mahmoud Fallahi, Jörg Hader, Hongbo Li, Jerome V. Moloney, Wolfgang Stolz, Stephan W. Koch

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Proceedings Volume 6871, Solid State Lasers XVII: Technology and Devices; 687119 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763529
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Optically pumped semiconductor vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL) potentially provides an innovative approach to low-cost frequency agile lasers engineered for specific applications in infrared and visible range. In this paper, we report on the development and demonstration of a multi-Watt highly strained InGaAs/ GaAs vertical-external- cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL), which can be tuned from 1147 nm to 1197 nm. Based on this tunable InGaAs/GaAs VECSEL and intracavity frequency doubling, we develop multi-Watt frequency-doubled tunable VECSEL in a wide yellow-orange band (579 ~595 nm). This compact high-power yellow-orange laser provides an innovative approach to an affordable guidestar laser (~589.1 nm) solution, and has a lot of important applications in biomedicine.

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Li Fan, Chris Hessenius, Mahmoud Fallahi, Jörg Hader, Hongbo Li, Jerome V. Moloney, Wolfgang Stolz, and Stephan W. Koch "Highly strained InGaAs/GaAs vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser for the generation of coherent yellow-orange light", Proc. SPIE 6871, Solid State Lasers XVII: Technology and Devices, 687119 (5 March 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763529

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