Recent Brightness Improvements of 976 nm High Power Laser Bars

被引:6
作者
Bachmann, Alexander [1 ]
Lauer, Christian [1 ]
Furitsch, Michael [1 ]
Konig, Harald [1 ]
Mueller, Martin [1 ]
Strauss, Uwe [1 ]
机构
[1] OSRAM Opto Semicond GmbH, Leibnizstr 4, D-93055 Regensburg, Germany
来源
HIGH-POWER DIODE LASER TECHNOLOGY XV | 2017年 / 10086卷
关键词
high power laser; minibar; tailored bar; brightness; beam parameter product; brilliance;
D O I
10.1117/12.2262985
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Pump modules for fiber lasers and fiber-coupled direct diode laser systems require laser diodes with a high beam quality. While in fast axis direction diode lasers exhibit a nearly diffraction limited output beam, the maximum usable output power is usually limited by the slow axis divergence blooming at high power levels. Measures to improve the lateral beam quality are subject of extensive research. Among the many influencing factors are the chip temperature, thermal crosstalk between emitters, thermal lensing, lateral waveguiding and lateral mode structure. We present results on the improvements of the lateral beam divergence and brightness of gain-guided mini-bars for emission at 976 nm. For efficient fiber coupling into a 200 mu m fiber with NA 0.22, the upper limit of the lateral beam parameter product is 15.5 mm mrad. Within the last years, the power level at this beam quality has been improved from 44 W to 52 W for the chips in production, enabling more cost efficient pump modules and laser systems. Our work towards further improvements of the beam quality focuses on advanced chip designs featuring reduced thermal lensing and mode shaping. Recent R&D results will be presented, showing a further improvement of the beam quality by 15%. Also, results of a chip design with an improved lateral emitter design for highest brightness levels will be shown, yielding in a record high brightness saturation of 4.8 W/mm mrad.
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