Power Scaling of CW and Pulsed IR and Mid-IR OPSLs (Postprint)

Abstract

We present an overview of the quantum design, growth and lasing operation of both IR and mid-IR OPSL structures aimed at extracting multi-Watt powers CW and multi-kW peak power pulsed. Issues related to power scaling are identified and discussed. The IR OPSLs based on InGaAs QW bottom emitters targeted at wavelengths between 1015nm and 1040nm are operated in CW mode (yielding a maximum power of 64W) and pulsed (peak power of 245W). The mid-IR top emitter OPSLs designed to lase at 2 microns are based on a novel lattice mismatched growth using InGaSb QWs and yield a maximum peak power of 350W pulsed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA576646

Entities

People

  • C.P. Hains
  • Ganesh Balakrishnan
  • J. Hader
  • J. M. Yarbough
  • Jerome V. Moloney
  • Robert Bedford
  • T. J. Rotter
  • T. L. Wang
  • Y. Kaneda
  • Y. Ying

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Antireflection Coatings
  • Coatings
  • Distributed Bragg Reflectors
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • New Mexico
  • Optical Materials
  • Peak Power
  • Quantum Wells
  • Repetition Rate
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing