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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 17 — Aug. 15, 2011
  • pp: 16229–16235

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Quantum cascade laser master-oscillator power-amplifier with 1.5 W output power at 300 K

Stefan Menzel, Laurent Diehl, Christian Pflügl, Anish Goyal, Christine Wang, Antonio Sanchez, George Turner, and Federico Capasso  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 17, pp. 16229-16235 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.016229


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Abstract

We report quantum cascade laser (QCL) master-oscillator power-amplifiers (MOPAs) at 300 K reaching output power of 1.5 W for tapered devices and 0.9 W for untapered devices. The devices display single-longitudinal-mode emission at λ = 7.26 µm and single-transverse-mode emission at TM00. The maximum amplification factor is 12 dB for the tapered devices.

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OCIS Codes
(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers
(140.5965) Lasers and laser optics : Semiconductor lasers, quantum cascade

ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: June 7, 2011
Revised Manuscript: July 21, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: July 24, 2011
Published: August 9, 2011

Citation
Stefan Menzel, Laurent Diehl, Christian Pflügl, Anish Goyal, Christine Wang, Antonio Sanchez, George Turner, and Federico Capasso, "Quantum cascade laser master-oscillator power-amplifier with 1.5 W output power at 300 K," Opt. Express 19, 16229-16235 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-17-16229


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