5.3 W CW high brightness 980-nm tapered diode lasers

K. Paschke, B. Sumpf, F. Dittmar, G. Erbert, J. Fricke, A. Ginolas, Ch. Dzionk, A. Knauer, H. Wenzel, and G. Tränkle

Ferdinand-Braun-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 4, D-12489 Berlin, Germany

Published in:
Conference Digest CLEO Europe / EQEC 2005, paper CB-312.
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Abstract:
980-nm tapered diode lasers having electrically separated straight RW and tapered sections were mounted epi-side down on conductively cooled packages. With an optimal RW current, a nearly diffraction-limited output power of 5.3 W was obtained.

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