High-power pulsed-current-mode operation of an overdriven tapered amplifier
Optics Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 17, pp. 2617-2619 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.002617
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Abstract
We experimentally investigate the performance of a commercial tapered amplifier diode operating in a pulsed-current mode with a peak current that is significantly higher than the specified maximum continuous current. For a tapered amplifier rated at
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OCIS Codes
(020.0020) Atomic and molecular physics : Atomic and molecular physics
(140.0140) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers and laser optics
(140.2020) Lasers and laser optics : Diode lasers
(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers
(140.4480) Lasers and laser optics : Optical amplifiers
(140.5960) Lasers and laser optics : Semiconductor lasers
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Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: May 17, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: June 20, 2007
Published: August 29, 2007
Citation
Ken Takase, John K. Stockton, and Mark A. Kasevich, "High-power pulsed-current-mode operation of an overdriven tapered amplifier," Opt. Lett. 32, 2617-2619 (2007)
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