High-power high-efficiency 2D VCSEL arrays

被引：81

作者：

Seurin, Jean-Francois ^{[1
]}

Ghosh, Chuni L. ^{[1
]}

Khalfin, Viktor ^{[1
]}

Miglo, Aleksandr ^{[1
]}

Xu, Guoyang ^{[1
]}

Wynn, James D. ^{[1
]}

Pradhan, Prachi ^{[1
]}

D'Asaro, L. Arthur ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Princeton Opt, Mercerville, NJ 08619 USA

来源：

VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS XII | 2008年 / 6908卷

关键词：

semiconductor lasers; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs); high efficiency; high-power; 2D array; pumping; solid-state laser; brightness; reliability;

D O I：

10.1117/12.774126

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We review recent results on high-power, high-efficiency two-dimensional vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays emitting around 980nm. Selectively oxidized, bottom-emitting single VCSEL emitters with 51% power conversion efficiency were developed as the basic building block of these arrays. More than 230W of continuous-wave (CW) power is demonstrated from a similar to 5mm x 5mm array chip. In quasi-CW mode, smaller array chips exhibit 100W output power, corresponding to more than 3.5kW/cm(2) of power density. High-brightness arrays have also been developed for pumping fiber lasers, delivering a fiber output power of 40W. We show that many of the advantages of low-power single VCSEL devices such as reliability, wavelength stability, low-divergence circular beam, and low-cost manufacturing are preserved for these high-power arrays. VCSELs thus offer an attractive alternative to the dominant edge-emitter technology for many applications requiring compact high-power laser sources.

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