Mr. Erik P. Zucker Profile

Erik P. Zucker

Principal at Erik Zucker Consulting

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Publications (32)

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Presentation

An efficient and compact nanosecond pulsed Er-Yb doped fiber laser with broad operation temperature range

Cheng Zhu, Lawrence Shah, Alex Sincore, Lamees Satter, Hannah Grant, Erik Zucker, Sander Boelen, Alexander Grant, Maria Torres, Andrew Trucks, Ron Consiglio, Tony Drummer, Elias Soto, Zachary Bush, Richmond Hicks, Stephen Mielke, Alexander Yusim, Derek Harmon, Chris Ebert, Paul Leisher, Joseph LaChapelle, Jason Eichenholz

Proceedings Volume PC12865, PC128650J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003474

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Fiber lasers, Temperature metrology, Single mode fibers, Reliability, Laser applications, LIDAR, Surgery, Industrial applications, Environmental sensing

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

Independent reliability assessment of the NASA GSFC laser transmitter for the LISA program

Upendra Singh, Stephen Horan, Charles Antill, Mulugeta Petros, Matthew Joplin, Neal Spellmeyer, Malcolm Wright, Erik Zucker, Anthony Yu, Kenji Numata

Proceedings Volume 12777, 1277739 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690346

KEYWORDS: Astronomical imaging, Transmitters, Reliability, Nanoimprint lithography

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

High-power diode laser technology XX: a retrospective on 20 years of progress

Mark Zediker, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 11983, 1198302 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2615260

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Laser systems engineering, Diodes, Laser applications, High power lasers, Fiber couplers, Fiber coupled lasers, Reliability, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Paper

Paper

Advances in high-power 9XXnm laser diodes for pumping fiber lasers

Jay Skidmore, Matthew Peters, Victor Rossin, James Guo, Yan Xiao, Jane Cheng, Allen Shieh, Raman Srinivasan, Jaspreet Singh, Cailin Wei, Richard Duesterberg, James Morehead, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 9733, 97330B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213677

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Fiber lasers, Reliability, Diodes, Multiplexing, Continuous wave operation, High power lasers, Laser development, Polarization, Near field optics, Fiber couplers, Fiber coupled lasers

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Paper

Paper

Rapid stress-testing vs. long-term aging: a case study of 980-nm emitting single-spatial mode lasers

Jens Tomm, Martin Hempel, David Venables, Victor Rossin, Erik Zucker, Thomas Elsaesser

Proceedings Volume 9733, 973303 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208256

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, High power lasers, Failure analysis, Optical damage, Laser induced damage, Absorption, Waveguides, Distortion, Cameras, Pulse generators, Continuous wave operation, Surgery, CCD cameras, Electroluminescence

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2015 Paper

Paper

Analysis of 980nm emitting single-spatial mode diode lasers at high power levels by complementary imaging techniques

Martin Hempel, Jens Tomm, Thomas Elsaesser, David Venables, Victor Rossin, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 9348, 93480N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075896

KEYWORDS: Short wave infrared radiation, Semiconductor lasers, Streak cameras, Pulsed laser operation, High power lasers, Near field, Ions, Continuous wave operation, High power diode lasers, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2015 Paper

Paper

29.5W continuous wave output from 100um wide laser diode

Abdullah Demir, Matthew Peters, Richard Duesterberg, Victor Rossin, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 9348, 93480G (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2077342

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Continuous wave operation, Waveguides, Reflectivity, High power lasers, Hole burning spectroscopy, Laser resonators, Astatine, Diodes, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Paper

Advancements in laser diode chip and packaging technologies for application in kW-class fiber laser pumping

Erik Zucker, Daniel Zou, Laura Zavala, Hongbo Yu, Prasad Yalamanchili, Lei Xu, Hui Xu, David Venables, Jay Skidmore, Victor Rossin, Reddy Raju, Matthew Peters, Kai-Hsiu Liao, Kong-Weng Lee, Boris Kharlamov, Allen Hsieh, Rupa Gurram, James Guo, Nicolas Guerin, Jeff Gregg, Richard Duesterberg, Jihua Du, Abdullah Demir, Peter Cheng, Jane Cheng, Hiroaki Ishiguro, Ruotao Li, Yuya Mizoguchi, Hiroshi Sako

Proceedings Volume 8965, 896507 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038268

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Laser cutting, Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, Laser systems engineering, Laser applications, Laser marking, Aluminum, Metals, Laser development

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2012 Paper

Paper

1.2-kW single-mode fiber laser based on 100-W high-brightness pump diodes

Hongbo Yu, Dahv A. Kliner, Kai-Hsiu Liao, Jeff Segall, Martin Muendel, James Morehead, Jane Shen, Matt Kutsuris, Johnny Luu, Justin Franke, Kelvin Nguyen, Dave Woods, Fred Vance, David Vecht, David Meng, Richard Duesterberg, Lei Xu, Jay Skidmore, Matthew Peters, Nicolas Guerin, James Guo, Jane Cheng, Jihua Du, Brad Johnson, Dongliang Yin, Allen Hsieh, Peter Cheng, Abdullah Demir, Jason Cai, Rupa Gurram, Kong-Weng Lee, Reddy Raju, Daniel Zou, Raman Srinivasan, Mandeep Saini, Laura Zavala, Victor Rossin, Erik Zucker, Hiroaki Ishiguro, Hiroshi Sako

Proceedings Volume 8237, 82370G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.908454

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Diodes, Fiber Bragg gratings, Modulation, Laser cutting, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Multiplexing, Carbon dioxide lasers, Single mode fibers

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Proceedings Article | 9 February 2012 Paper

Paper

830nm high power single mode DFB laser for high volume applications

Pierre Doussiere, Mark Tashima, Hery Djie, Kong Weng Lee, Vince Wong, David Venables, Victor Rossin, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 8277, 82770A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.910238

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Semiconductor lasers, High power lasers, Manufacturing, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Reliability, Interfaces, Laser applications, Diffraction gratings, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2011 Paper

Paper

100W high-brightness multi-emitter laser pump

Richard Duesterberg, Lei Xu, Jay Skidmore, James Guo, Jane Cheng, Jihua Du, Brad Johnson, David Vecht, Nicolas Guerin, Benlih Huang, Dongliang Yin, Peter Cheng, Reddy Raju, Kong Weng Lee, Jason Cai, Victor Rossin, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 7918, 79180V (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876570

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Reliability, Laser systems engineering, Broad area laser diodes, Laser development, Resistance, Manufacturing, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 18 February 2010 Paper

Paper

Simple method for modeling thermoelectric cooler (TEC) performance of single-emitter semiconductor-laser packages with concentrated heat sources

J. Du, M. Au, L. Zavala, P. Yalamanchili, J. Skidmore, E. Zucker

Proceedings Volume 7583, 75830I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842176

KEYWORDS: Thermoelectric materials, Performance modeling, Sensors, Finite element methods, Semiconductor lasers, 3D modeling, Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Data modeling, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Paper

A high power high-brightness multi-single-emitter laser pump platform

Xiangdong Qiu, YuZhong Dai, Michael Au, James Guo, Vince Wong, Victor Rossin, David Venables, Jay Skidmore, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 7198, 71980Z (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809671

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Reliability, High power lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Prototyping, Laser applications, Multimode fibers, Multiplexing, Diodes, Near field optics

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2009 Paper

Paper

Recent progress in fiber-coupled multi-mode pump module and broad-area laser-diode performance from 800-1500 nm

Vince Wong, Victor Rossin, Jay Skidmore, Prasad Yalamanchili, Xiangdong Qui, Richard Duesterberg, Pierre Doussiere, David Venables, Reddy Raju, James Guo, Michael Au, Laura Zavala, Matthew Peters, Guowen Yang, YuZhong Dai, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 7198, 71980S (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809651

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Diodes, Continuous wave operation, Semiconductor lasers, Laser applications, Optical isolators, Pulsed laser operation, High power lasers, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 13 February 2008 Paper

Paper

High-power, high-efficiency fiber-coupled multimode laser-diode pump module (9XX nm) with high reliability

Prasad Yalamanchili, Victor Rossin, Jay Skidmore, Kuochou Tai, Xiangdong Qiu, Richard Duesterberg, Vincent Wong, Sukhbir Bajwa, Kurtis Duncan, David Venables, Rafael Verbera, YuZhong Dai, Jean-Philippe Feve, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 6876, 687612 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764361

KEYWORDS: Diodes, Fiber lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, Multimode fibers, Resistance, Laser development, Surgery, Graphic arts

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2007 Paper

Paper

High-power high-efficiency laser diodes at JDSU

Matthew Peters, Victor Rossin, Matthew Everett, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 6456, 64560G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.701072

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Indium gallium phosphide, Resistance, Cladding, Aluminum, Waveguides, Doping, Gallium arsenide, Semiconductors, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2006 Paper

Paper

Highly reliable high-power broad area laser diodes

Victor Rossin, Matthew Peters, Erik Zucker, Bruno Acklin

Proceedings Volume 6104, 610407 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660238

KEYWORDS: Failure analysis, High power lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, Diodes, Broad area laser diodes, Pulsed laser operation, Continuous wave operation, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2005 Paper

Paper

Conductively cooled high-power high-brightness bars and fiber-coupled arrays

Hailong Zhou, Mark Mondry, Michael Fouksman, Eli Weiss, Serguei Anikitchev, Keith Kennedy, Jun Li, Erik Zucker, Paul Rudy, Jukka Kongas, Jouko Haapamaa, Sami Lehkonen

Proceedings Volume 5711, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589860

KEYWORDS: Reliability, Laser phosphor displays, Semiconductor lasers, Laser development, Fiber lasers, Materials processing, High power diode lasers, Manufacturing, Epitaxy

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2004 Paper

Paper

Reliability of high-power multi-mode pump modules

Silke Pflueger, Richard Duesterberg, Victor Rossin, Toby Strite, Kuochou Tai, Edmund Wolak, Andre Wong, Lei Xu, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 5662, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596363

KEYWORDS: Reliability, Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Fiber coupled lasers, Fiber lasers, Fiber couplers, High power fiber lasers, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2004 Paper

Paper

Reliability of high-power multimode pump modules

Ed Wolak, Kuochou Tai, Jay Skidmore, Andre Wong, Lei Xu, Dick Duesterburg, Mark DeFranza, Prasad Yalamanchili, Victor Rossin, Sidney Li, Brian Engstrom, Erik Zucker, Rob Waarts, Don Hargreaves

Proceedings Volume 5336, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529631

KEYWORDS: Reliability, Diodes, Resistance, Semiconductor lasers, Continuous wave operation, Fiber lasers, Temperature metrology, Optical components, Optical alignment, Lithium

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2004 Paper

Paper

High-power high-efficiency 910- to 980-nm broad-area laser diodes

Victor Rossin, Erik Zucker, Matthew Peters, Matthew Everett, Bruno Acklin

Proceedings Volume 5336, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528452

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, High power lasers, Diodes, Semiconductor lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Quantum wells, Quantum efficiency, Resistance, Reliability, Efficient operations

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2001 Paper

Paper

Reliability and performance of InGaAs broad-area lasers emitting between 910 and 980 nm

Yao Zou, Erik Zucker, Kushant Uppal, Debbie Coblentz, Pamela Liang, Matthew Peters, Richard Craig

Proceedings Volume 4285, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.426883

KEYWORDS: Reliability, Diodes, Semiconducting wafers, Indium gallium arsenide, Resistance, Fiber lasers, Lithium, Semiconductor lasers, Fiber amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2000 Paper

Paper

Low-cost environmentally proven high-brightness fiber-coupled laser diode

Jose Chan, Erik Zucker, TehHua Ju, Jules Osinski, Matthew Peters, Edmund Wolak

Proceedings Volume 3945, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.380542

KEYWORDS: Diodes, Reliability, Fiber coupled lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Printing, Fiber lasers, Humidity, Laser development, Packaging

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2000 Paper

Paper

High-power high-reliability cw and qcw operation of single AlGaAs laser diode array design

Bo Lu, Erik Zucker, Edmund Wolak, Rainer Dohle, Daniel Zou, Steve Brickness

Proceedings Volume 3945, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.380546

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, Laser development, High power lasers, Heatsinks, Quantum wells, Lutetium, Solid state lasers

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 1998 Paper

Paper

Reliability and degradation characteristics of semiconductor AlGaAs-based diode lasers operating between ~ 0.81 and 1.0 mm

Stephen O'Brien, Erik Zucker, Benjamin Li, Hanmin Zhao

Proceedings Volume 3244, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.307024

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, Semiconductors, Fiber lasers, High power diode lasers, Solid state lasers, Diode pumped solid state lasers, Laser applications, Printing, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 1994 Paper

Paper

Types of diode lasers now available for use in optical data storage systems

Erik Zucker, Donald Scifres, Jo Major, Richard Craig, Randall Geels, David Welch

Proceedings Volume 2338, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.190162

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Optical storage, Singular optics, Laser applications, Optical arrays, Aluminium gallium indium phosphide, Data storage, Reliability

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 1994 Paper

Paper

Reliable single-mode diode lasers at 200 mW

Benjamin Li, Richard Craig, William Gignac, Zhe Huang, Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 2148, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176606

KEYWORDS: Reliability, Semiconductor lasers, Reflectors, Indium gallium arsenide, Lithium, Aluminum, Gallium arsenide, Fiber amplifiers, Second-harmonic generation, Free space

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Proceedings Article | 23 October 1992 Paper

Paper

Reliability of high-power semiconductor laser arrays

Hsing Kung, Richard Craig, Erik Zucker, Benjamin Li, Donald Scifres

Proceedings Volume 1813, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131263

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, High power lasers, Mirrors, Crystals, Laser applications, Fiber coupled lasers, Diodes, Continuous wave operation, Optoelectronic devices

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Proceedings Article | 26 June 1992 Paper

Paper

High-power, high-reliability laser diodes

Donald Scifres, David Welch, Richard Craig, Erik Zucker, Jo Major, Gary Harnagel, Masamichi Sakamoto, James Haden, John Endriz, Hsing Kung

Proceedings Volume 1634, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59136

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Semiconductor lasers, High power lasers, Laser applications, Diodes, Heatsinks, Technologies and applications, Broad area laser diodes, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Paper

High-power laser arrays for optical computing

Erik Zucker

Proceedings Volume 1563, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321736

KEYWORDS: High power lasers, Optical computing, Optical arrays, Chemical elements, Rutherfordium, Diodes, Electrodes, Semiconductor lasers, Optical storage, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1990 Paper

Paper

Reliability characteristics of high-power laser diodes

David Welch, Hsing Kung, Masamichi Sakamoto, Erik Zucker, William Streifer, Donald Scifres

Proceedings Volume 1219, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18246

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Reliability, Laser applications, Diodes, High power lasers, Fiber coupled lasers, Laser systems engineering, Temperature metrology, Fiber couplers, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 1990 Paper

Paper

10-W cw, 5000-hour-lifetime monolithic AlGaAs laser-diode arrays

Masamichi Sakamoto, David Welch, John Endriz, Erik Zucker, Donald Scifres

Proceedings Volume 1219, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18256

KEYWORDS: Continuous wave operation, Semiconductor lasers, Heatsinks, Lithium, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser damage threshold, Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Semiconducting wafers, Laser applications

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Proceedings Volume Editor (3)

SPIE Conference Volume | 27 March 2024

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XXII

SPIE Conference Volume | 14 April 2023

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XXI

SPIE Conference Volume | 4 April 2022

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XX

Conference Committee Involvement (20)

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XXIII

25 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XXII

28 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XXI

29 January 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XX

23 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XIX

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XVIII

2 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XVII

3 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XVI

29 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology XV

30 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications XIV

15 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications XIII

8 February 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications XII

2 February 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications XI

3 February 2013 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications X

22 January 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications IX

23 January 2011 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VIII

25 January 2010 | San Francisco, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VII

26 January 2009 | San Jose, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VI

21 January 2008 | San Jose, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications V

22 January 2007 | San Jose, California, United States

High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications IV

23 January 2006 | San Jose, California, United States

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