High Energy Laser Direct Diode Applied Technology

Abstract

This effort designs and develops single mode diode emitters to increase output power to 100 Watts with >60% electrical-to-optical efficiency and develop packaging for an array of emitters. This effort will also design and develop a 100 kW-class laser subsystem with 58% E-O efficiency and 80% fractional PIB; validated in a lab setting. This effort will leverage industry and National Labs research to overcome gain limitations through implementing innovative techniques to control the current across the contact in the semi-conductor gain region. Higher power 10s of watts single mode emitters are necessary to make significant improvements to the SWaP of laser subsystems.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
9ab49e3d33d3987485aeb7042bd58e8d

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy

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