High performances of very long (13.5mm) tapered laser emitting at 975 nm

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Author
Resneau, Patrick
Garcia, Michel
Lecomte, Michel
Robert, Yannick
Vinet, Eric
Parillaud, Olivier
Krakowski, Michel
Boiko, Dmitri L.
Abstract
Mode-locked semiconductor laser technology is a promising technology candidate considered by European Space Agency (ESA) for optical metrology systems and other space applications in the context of high-precision optical metrology, in particular for High Accuracy Absolute Long Distance Measurement. For these applications, we have realised a multi-section monolithic-cavity tapered laser diode with a record cavity length of 13.5 mm. The laser operates at 975 nm wavelength. It is designed for the emission of ultra-short optical pulses (<1 ps) at a repetition rate of 3 GHz with an average optical power of 600 mW. It is based on a MOVPE grown laser structure with Aluminium free active region enabling high optical gain, low internal losses and low series resistance. The first results obtained under CW pumping of such centimetre-long laser at 20 °C heatsink temperature show the lasing threshold current as low as 1.27 A and the differential external efficiency as high as 0.55 W/A.
Publication Reference
ESLW-2015 European Semiconductor Laser Workshop, Madrid (ES)
Year
2015-09
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