Advancements in high-power diode laser stacks for defense applications

Rajiv Pandey; David Merchen; Dean Stapleton; Steve Patterson; Heiko Kissel; Wilhlem Fassbender; Jens Biesenbach

doi:10.1117/12.916743

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7 May 2012 Advancements in high-power diode laser stacks for defense applications

Rajiv Pandey, David Merchen, Dean Stapleton, Steve Patterson, Heiko Kissel, Wilhlem Fassbender, Jens Biesenbach

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Proceedings Volume 8381, Laser Technology for Defense and Security VIII; 83810G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.916743
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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This paper reports on the latest advancements in vertical high-power diode laser stacks using micro-channel coolers, which deliver the most compact footprint, power scalability and highest power/bar of any diode laser package. We present electro-optical (E-O) data on water-cooled stacks with wavelengths ranging from 7xx nm to 9xx nm and power levels of up to 5.8kW, delivered @ 200W/bar, CW mode, and a power-conversion efficiency of >60%, with both-axis collimation on a bar-to-bar pitch of 1.78mm. Also, presented is E-O data on a compact, conductively cooled, hardsoldered, stack package based on conventional CuW and AlN materials, with bar-to-bar pitch of 1.8mm, delivering average power/bar >15W operating up to 25% duty cycle, 10ms pulses @ 45C. The water-cooled stacks can be used as pump-sources for diode-pumped alkali lasers (DPALs) or for more traditional diode-pumped solid-state lasers (DPSSL). which are power/brightness scaled for directed energy weapons applications and the conductively-cooled stacks as illuminators.

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Rajiv Pandey, David Merchen, Dean Stapleton, Steve Patterson, Heiko Kissel, Wilhlem Fassbender, and Jens Biesenbach "Advancements in high-power diode laser stacks for defense applications", Proc. SPIE 8381, Laser Technology for Defense and Security VIII, 83810G (7 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.916743

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