Demonstration of monolithic, grating-surface-emitting laser master oscillator-cascaded power amplifier array

The design, fabrication, and performance characteristics of a monolithic grating-surface-emitting master-oscillator-cascaded-power-amplifier laser array are reported. Light output from the amplifier chain was obtained using grating output couplers after each amplifier section. Power outputs of 80-10...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 2; no. 10; pp. 708 - 710
Main Authors Carlson, N.W., Abeles, J.H., Bour, D.P., Liew, S.K., Reichert, W.F., Lin, P.S.D., Gozdz, A.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.1990
Subjects
Couplers
Gratings
Optical arrays
Optical design
Optical device fabrication
Oscillators
Power amplifiers
Power control
Power lasers
Power measurement
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Summary:The design, fabrication, and performance characteristics of a monolithic grating-surface-emitting master-oscillator-cascaded-power-amplifier laser array are reported. Light output from the amplifier chain was obtained using grating output couplers after each amplifier section. Power outputs of 80-100 mW per amplifier were measured, while the spectral purity of the master oscillator was maintained. The operating characteristics of these laser arrays demonstrate that the spectral characteristics determined by the laser oscillator and power control provided by the amplifier sections are independent.< >
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ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/68.60767