High power, diffraction-limited emission from monolithically integrated active grating master oscillator power amplifier (lasers) |
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| Authors: | Mehuys D. Welch D.F. Parke R. Waarts R.G. Hardy A. Scifres D. |
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| Affiliation: | Spectra Diode Lab., San Jose, CA, USA; |
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| Abstract: | A novel monolithically integrated master oscillator power amplifier with a distributed amplifier/grating output coupler is demonstrated which emits 370 mW in a single-frequency diffraction-limited beam without any form of active phase control. The distributed amplifier/grating output coupler results in a guided mode power that saturates along the direction of propagation, providing a uniform carrier density to preserve the flatness of the radiated phase front.<> |
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