High-brightness fiber-coupled pump laser development

Kirk Price; Scott Karlsen; Paul Leisher; Robert Martinsen

doi:10.1117/12.842102

17 February 2010 High-brightness fiber-coupled pump laser development

Kirk Price, Scott Karlsen, Paul Leisher, Robert Martinsen

Proceedings Volume 7583, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VIII; 758308 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842102
Event: SPIE LASE, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We report on the continued development of high brightness laser diode modules at nLIGHT Photonics. These modules, based on nLIGHT's Pearl^TM product platform, demonstrate excellence in output power, brightness, wavelength stabilization, and long wavelength performance. This system, based on 14 single emitters, is designed to couple diode laser light into a 105 μm fiber at an excitation NA of under 0.14. We demonstrate over 100W of optical power at 9xx nm with a diode brightness exceeding 20 MW/cm2-str with an operating efficiency of approximately 50%. Additional results show over 70W of optical coupled at 8xx nm. Record brilliance at wavelengths 14xx nm and longer will also be demonstrated, with over 15 W of optical power with a beam quality of 7.5 mm-mrad. These results of high brightness, high efficiency, and wavelength stabilization demonstrate the pump technology required for next generation solid state and fiber lasers.

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Kirk Price, Scott Karlsen, Paul Leisher, and Robert Martinsen "High-brightness fiber-coupled pump laser development", Proc. SPIE 7583, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VIII, 758308 (17 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842102

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