HIGH-POWER COHERENT 2-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER ARRAY

被引:30
作者
SANDERS, S
WAARTS, R
NAM, D
WELCH, D
SCIFRES, D
EHLERT, JC
CASSARLY, WJ
FINLAN, JM
FLOOD, KM
机构
[1] MARTIN MARIETTA ASTRO SPACE,KING OF PRUSSIA,PA 19406
[2] GE LIGHTING,CLEVELAND,OH 44112
[3] LSA INC,EXTON,PA 19341
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D O I
10.1063/1.111992
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Diffraction limited 1.4 W pulsed output power is demonstrated from a two-dimensional 144 element surface emitting laser array placed in an external Talbot cavity. Phase locking of the array is achieved with a parallel phase sensing and control system based on phase contrast imaging used in combination with a liquid crystal array in the laser cavity. Diffraction limited cw operation is also demonstrated.
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页码:1478 / 1480
页数:3
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