SIMPLE DESIGN RULES FOR SINGLE-LOBE OPERATION OF (EVANESCENTLY COUPLED) INDEX-GUIDED PHASE-LOCKED ARRAYS OF DIODE-LASERS

被引:9
作者
BOTEZ, D
机构
[1] TRW Space & Technology Group,, Redondo Beach, CA, USA
关键词
Laser Beams - Phase Locked Loops - Waveguides; Optical;
D O I
10.1109/3.8538
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The author presents both a simple yet very accurate Gaussian beamwaist approximation for the fundamental mode of the symmetric slab waveguide as well as simple design criteria for virtual, single-lobe operation of phase-locked arrays of diode lasers. Closed-form analytic expressions, involving all parameters characteristic of index-guided, uniform arrays, are determined for the condition that at least 80% of the emitted energy is contained in the main lobe when all emitters are in phase. The effects of the various array parameters on the single-lobe condition are discussed.
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页码:2034 / 2038
页数:5
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