NUMERICAL-ANALYSIS OF FLARED SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER AMPLIFIERS

被引:70
作者
LANG, RJ
HARDY, A
PARKE, R
MEHUYS, D
OBRIEN, S
MAJOR, J
WELCH, D
机构
[1] Spectra Diode Laboratories, San José, CA 95134
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10.1109/3.234467
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A numerical model for flared semiconductor optical amplifiers is presented that incorporates the effects of gain and index saturation and thermal effects. Theoretical near fields, far fields, and quadratically phase-corrected far fields are presented. The results indicate that flared semiconductor laser amplifiers are capable of coherent diffraction-limited out-put powers in excess of 1 W CW.
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页码:2044 / 2051
页数:8
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