Three-fold effective brightness increase of laser diode bar emission by assessment and correction of diode array curvature

被引：39

作者：

Wetter, NU ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] IPEN, Ctr Lasers & Aplicacoes, BR-05422970 Sao Paulo, Brazil

来源：

OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY | 2001年 / 33卷 / 03期

基金：

巴西圣保罗研究基金会;

关键词：

diode lasers; laser beam shaping; diode pumped lasers;

D O I：

10.1016/S0030-3992(01)00015-9

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

An optical arrangement is used to characterize diode bar curvature which is known to limit the effective brightness achievable with such devices. By introducing an inclined, cylindrical collimating lens in front of the diode bar, the curvature of the diode's beam can be reduced by more than 60%. The correct inclination angle for this method is derived. Using a beam shaper together with this correction mechanism we achieve a homogeneous beam profile with low M-2 values in orthogonal directions and an effective brightness increase of more than 200%. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：181 / 187

页数：7

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