JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS
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1987年
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26卷
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01期
关键词:
LASER BEAMS - Analysis - WAVEGUIDES;
OPTICAL;
D O I:
10.1143/JJAP.26.L68
中图分类号:
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号:
摘要:
A beam profile near the facet of high-power semiconductor lasers is precisely analyzed using two-dimensional computer simulation. Astigmatism and its optical-power dependence can be accurately predicted in this way. Lasers with effective three-layer slab waveguides (i. e. single-step-index waveguides) in the lateral direction have two beam waists. That is, they have a rather large astigmatic distance that depends on the power. To realize high-power lasers with a small astigmatic distance that is relatively independent of output power, waveguides with a graded-index profile or multi-step-index profile are needed.