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Book Synopsis Development and analysis of diode laser ns-MOPA systems for high peak power application by : Thi Nghiem Vu
Download or read book Development and analysis of diode laser ns-MOPA systems for high peak power application written by Thi Nghiem Vu and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work aims at designing and characterizing diode laser based master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) systems, which are targeted to be implemented into micro light detection and ranging (LIDAR) or differential absorption LIDAR (DIAL) systems for water vapor and aerosol detections. These light sources operate in the ns-pulse regime at a repetition rate of 25 kHz, leading to a resolution in the meter range in an altitude of 6 km. The monolithic MOPA, where Master Oscillator (MO) and Power Amplifier (PA) are integrated on one single chip, operates at 1064 nm wavelength. A peak power of 16.3 W with a pulse width of 3 ns was obtained. A spectral linewidth of about 150 pm and a side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of 30 dB was observed. A ratio of 9% between the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and the laser was estimated. These spectral properties fulfill the requirements for aerosol detection. The hybrid MOPA systems have separate chips for MO and PA. Different hybrid MOPA systems provide a stabilized wavelength at 1064 nm, a tunable wavelength around 975 nm and a dual wavelength around 964 nm. They therefore enable to detect a well-defined absorption line, scan over absorption line and switch between on/off line in DIAL applications, respectively. Their spectral linewidth is below 10 pm, limited by the resolution of the spectrum analyzer. An SMSR of more than 50 dB for the MO and of more than 37 dB for the whole MOPA was reached. A ratio between ASE and laser below 1% was estimated. These spectral properties meet the requirements for water vapor absorption lines detection at atmospheric condition. Diode laser based MOPA systems were therefore proven to be potential light sources for micro-pulse-LIDAR systems – the basis for a new generation of ultra-compact, low-cost systems.
Book Synopsis Development and analysis of diode laser ns-MOPA systems for high peak power applications by : Thi Nghiem Vu
Download or read book Development and analysis of diode laser ns-MOPA systems for high peak power applications written by Thi Nghiem Vu and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Development and Analysis of All Diode Laser Ns-MOPA Systems for High Peak Power Applications by : Thi Nghiem Vu
Download or read book Development and Analysis of All Diode Laser Ns-MOPA Systems for High Peak Power Applications written by Thi Nghiem Vu and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Phenomena in High-Brightness Diode Lasers using Numerical Simulations by : Anissa Zeghuzi
Download or read book Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Phenomena in High-Brightness Diode Lasers using Numerical Simulations written by Anissa Zeghuzi and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broad-area lasers are edge-emitting semiconductor lasers with a wide lateral emission aperture. This feature enables high output powers but also diminishes the lateral beam quality and results in their inherently non-stationary behavior. Research in the area is driven by application, and the main objective is to increase the brightness, which includes both output power and lateral beam quality. To understand the underlying spatio-temporal phenomena and to apply this knowledge in order to reduce costs for brightness optimization, a self-consistent simulation tool taking all essential processes into account is vital. Firstly, in this work a quasi-three-dimensional opto-electronic and thermal model is presented that describes essential qualitative characteristics of real devices well. Time-dependent traveling-wave equations are utilized to characterize the inherently non-stationary optical fields, which are coupled to dynamic rate equations for the excess carriers in the active region. This model is extended by an injection-current-density model to accurately include lateral current spreading and spatial hole burning. Furthermore, a temperature model is presented that includes short-time local heating near the active region as well as the formation of a stationary temperature profile. Secondly, the reasons of brightness degradation, i.e. the origins of power saturation and the spatially modulated field profile, are investigated. And lastly, designs that mitigate those effects limiting the lateral brightness under pulsed and continuous-wave operation are discussed. Amongst those designs a novel “chessboard laser” is presented that utilizes longitudinal-lateral gain-loss modulation and an additional phase tailoring to obtain a very low far-field divergence.
Book Synopsis Development and characterisation of a diode laser based tunable high-power MOPA system by : Mahmoud Tawfieq
Download or read book Development and characterisation of a diode laser based tunable high-power MOPA system written by Mahmoud Tawfieq and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this work is to develop and characterize widely tunable high-power diode lasers emitting at 976 nm, targeting non-linear frequency conversion applications. This was realized by a master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) configuration, where the MO provides wavelength stabilization and tuning, while the PA ensures power amplification to the watt level. Two approaches of developing tunable laser sources were investigated. In the first approach, three types of monolithic multi-arm lasers were developed and characterized: two-arm (Y-branch), four- and six-arm distributed-Bragg reflector ridge waveguide (DBR-RW) lasers. Among the main findings of this work is that the performance of these lasers is strongly influenced by the intersection point between the individual arms and less affected by the bend structure. Thermal wavelength tuning of the developed laser sources is obtained by resistor-based micro-heaters embedded on top of the grating sections, where tuning of up to 7.5 nm can be achieved from each arm. The second approach uses sampled-grating (SG) structures to obtain wide wavelength tuning from a single laser cavity. While InP based SG lasers are well established, a milestone of this work is the first-time demonstration of fully functional GaAs-based SG lasers. Up to 21 nm of discrete wavelength tuning is achieved when operating a single SG heater with a SG mode spacing of about 2.3 nm. By operating both heaters, 23.5 nm of quasi-continuous tuning is obtained with a mode spacing of about 115 pm. Among the constructed MOPA systems is a Y-branch based MOPA system with 9.7 nm wavelength tuning and 5.5 W output power. Another system utilizes an SG laser, providing 23 nm of quasi-continuous wavelength tuning with an output power in the watt range.
Book Synopsis Design, simulation and analysis of laterally-longitudinally non-uniform edge-emitting GaAs-based diode lasers (Band 73) by : Jan-Philipp Koester
Download or read book Design, simulation and analysis of laterally-longitudinally non-uniform edge-emitting GaAs-based diode lasers (Band 73) written by Jan-Philipp Koester and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edge-emitting quantum-well diode lasers based on GaAs combine a high conversion efficiency, a wide range of emission wavelengths covering a span from 630 nm to 1180 nm, and the ability to achieve high output powers. The often used longitudinal-invariant Fabry-Pérot-type resonators are easy to design but often lead to functionality or performance limitations. In this work, the application of laterally-longitudinally non-uniform resonator configurations is explored as a way to reduce unwanted and performance-limiting effects. The investigations are carried out on existing and entirely newly developed laser designs using dedicated simulation tools. These include a sophisticated time-dependent laser simulator based on a traveling-wave model of the optical fields in the lateral-longitudinal plane and a Maxwell solver based on the eigenmode expansion method for the simulation of passive waveguides. Whenever possible, the simulation results are compared with experimental data. Based on this approach, three fundamentally different laser types are investigated: • Dual-wavelength lasers emitting two slightly detuned wavelengths around 784 nm out of a single aperture • Ridge-waveguide lasers with tapered waveguide and contact layouts that emit light of a wavelength of around 970 nm • Broad-area lasers with slightly tapered contact layouts emitting at 910 nm The results of this thesis underline the potential of lateral-longitudinal non-uniform laser designs to increase selected aspects of device performance, including beam quality, spectral stability, and output power.
Book Synopsis Spectroscopic Applications of Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers by : Tasmim Alam
Download or read book Spectroscopic Applications of Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers written by Tasmim Alam and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are attractive for high-resolution spectroscopy because they can provide high power and a narrow linewidth. They are particularly promising in the terahertz (THz) range since they can be used as local oscillators for heterodyne detection as well as transmitters for direct detection. However, THz QCL-based technologies are still under development and are limited by the lack of frequency tunability as well as the frequency and output power stability for free-running operation. In this dissertation, frequency tuning and linewidth of THz QCLs are studied in detail by using rotational spectroscopic features of molecular species. In molecular spectroscopy, the Doppler eff ect broadens the spectral lines of molecules in the gas phase at thermal equilibrium. Saturated absorption spectroscopy has been performed that allows for sub-Doppler resolution of the spectral features. One possible application is QCL frequency stabilization based on the Lamb dip. Since the tunability of the emission frequency is an essential requirement to use THz QCL for high-resolution spectroscopy, a new method has been developed that relies on near-infrared (NIR) optical excitation of the QCL rear-facet. A wide tuning range has been achieved by using this approach. The scheme is straightforward to implement, and the approach can be readily applied to a large class of THz QCLs. The frequency and output stability of the local oscillator has a direct impact on the performance and consistency of the heterodyne spectroscopy. A technique has been developed for a simultaneous stabilization of the frequency and output power by taking advantage of the frequency and power regulation by NIR excitation. The results presented in this thesis will enable the routine use of THz QCLs for spectroscopic applications in the near future.
Book Synopsis Two-step MOVPE, in-situ etching and buried implantation: applications to the realization of GaAs laser diodes by : Pietro della Casa
Download or read book Two-step MOVPE, in-situ etching and buried implantation: applications to the realization of GaAs laser diodes written by Pietro della Casa and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is about two-step epitaxial growth using metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy (MOVPE) for the realization of edge-emitting near-infrared laser diodes. The fabricated gallium arsenide-based devices fall into two categories: high-power lasers (watt range, multimodal) and tunable lasers (milliwatt range, monomodal). Common to both cases is that surface contamination – particularly that due to oxygen – needs to be removed before regrowth. Thus, in-situ etching with carbon tetrabromide (CBr4) is first studied. The experimental results include kinetic data, the effects of different etching conditions as well as substrate characteristics, and the effectiveness in reducing surface contamination. These investigations pave the way to devices based on 2-step epitaxy combined with in-situ etching. Correspondingly, thermally-tuned SG-DBR lasers operating around 975 nm have been successfully realized, obtaining a tuning range of 21 nm. In addition, the possibility of using electronic tuning in similar devices has been explored. High-power broad-area lasers have also been realized, using two-step epitaxy combined with ex-situ and in-situ etching, to create a buried, shallow “mesa” containing the active zone. This approach allows introducing lateral electrical and optical confinement, and – simultaneously – non-absorbing mirrors at the laser facets. Additionally, a different strategy to create a buried current aperture is presented, which is based on ion implantation followed by epitaxial regrowth. This enables to improve device performance and simultaneously introduce non-absorbing mirrors at the facets with correspondingly increased reliability.
Book Synopsis Transceiver Technologies for Millimeter-Wave Beam Steering Applications (Band 71) by : Yi-Fan Tsao
Download or read book Transceiver Technologies for Millimeter-Wave Beam Steering Applications (Band 71) written by Yi-Fan Tsao and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past years, wireless communication systems have been rapidly advancing to meet the high data-rate requirements of various emerging applications. However, the existing transceivers have typically been demonstrated using CMOS-compatible technologies that deliver a relatively low equivalent isotropic radiated power in a small unit cell. Moreover, the particular device characteristics are limiting the linear region for operation. Therefore, the main focus of this dissertation is to present and discuss new design methods for transceivers to solve these issues. To reduce the complexity of the transceiver module for further phased-array scaling, a low-noise power amplifier design approach is designed using a 0.15-μm GaN-on-SiC high-electron mobility transistor technology (HEMT). Utilizing a traded off interstage matching topology between loss and bandwidth, the conversion loss induced by the matching network could be effectively reduced. A stacked-FET configuration was adopted to enhance the power handling of the RF switch. Further improvement on the isolation bandwidth was investigated using theoretical analysis on the intrinsic effect of the passive HEMTs. With the successful implementation of the RF front-end circuits, transceiver modules were integrated on Rogers RO3010 substrate. The planar dual exponentially tapered slot antenna phased-array system showed a compact size with simple biasing network compared to the conventional transceiver approach. The presented T/R module was characterized with an over-the-air test at a distance of 1 m, overcoming the free space path loss of 64 dB. It also shows a high flexibility for further integration with a larger number of array systems, which is very promising for future 5G communication systems.
Book Synopsis A deep ultraviolet laser light source by frequency doubling of GaN based external cavity diode laser radiation by : Norman Ruhnke
Download or read book A deep ultraviolet laser light source by frequency doubling of GaN based external cavity diode laser radiation written by Norman Ruhnke and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compact and portable laser light source emitting in the wavelength range between 210 nm and 230 nm would enable numerous applications outside of laboratory environments, such as sterilization and disinfection of medical equipment, water purification or gas and air analysis using absorption spectroscopy. Such a source is also highly attractive for the identification and quantification of proteins and biomolecules by means of laser-induced fluorescence or Raman spectroscopy. In this thesis, a novel concept to realize such a compact and portable laser light source with low power consumption and an emission around 222 nm is investigated. The developed concept is based on single-pass frequency doubling of a commercially available high-power GaN laser diode emitting in the blue spectral range. Due to the low frequency doubling conversion efficiencies in this wavelength range of about 10-4 W-1, a laser diode with high optical output power above 1 W is required as pump source. Moreover, it has to exhibit narrowband emission in the range of the acceptance bandwidth of the applied nonlinear BBO crystal. Since GaN-based high-power laser diodes typically show broad emission spectra of Δλ = 1…2 nm, stabilizing and narrowing their wavelength by using external wavelength-selective elements is investigated and presented for the first time. With the understanding for the novel concept gained in this work, a compact ultraviolet laser light source was realized. It has a power consumption of less than 10 W and is exceptionally robust due to its immoveable components. The demonstrated output power of 160 μW enables numerous industrial and everyday applications for which previous laser systems have been too complex and overly cost- and energy-intensive.
Book Synopsis Broad-Area Laser Bars for 1 kW-Emission by : Matthias M. Karow
Download or read book Broad-Area Laser Bars for 1 kW-Emission written by Matthias M. Karow and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ndustrial laser systems for material processing applications rely on the availability of highly efficient, high-brightness diode lasers. GaAs-based broad-area laser bars play a vital role in such applications as pump sources for high-beam-quality solid-state lasers and, increasingly, as direct processing tools. This work studies 940 nm-laser bars emitting 1 kW optical power at room temperature, identifying those physical mechanisms that are currently limiting electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency as well as lateral beam quality. In the process, several diagnostic studies on bars with varied lateral-longitudinal design were carried out. The effects of technological measures for performance optimization were analyzed, yielding a new benchmark in efficiency and lateral divergence. The studies into altered resonator lengths of 4 and 6 mm as well as fill factors between 69 and 87 % successfully reduce both the voltage dropping across the device and power saturation at high currents, enabling 66 % efficiency at the operation point. Concrete measures how to reach efficiencies ≥70 % are presented thereafter, showing that doubling the efficiency value of the first 1 kW-demonstration in 2007 – amounting to 35 % – is in near reach. Investigation of the beam quality bases on a herein proposed and realized concept, in which the far field is resolved for each individual bar emitter. In this way, it is possible to determine how far-field profiles vary along the bar width and how much these variations affect the overall bar far-field. Further, such effects specific to bar structures can be separated into non-thermal and thermal influences. The effect of mechanical chip deformation (bar smile) as well as neighboring-emitter interaction has been investigated for the first time in active kW-class devices, yielding a lateral divergence as low as 8.8° at the operation point.
Book Synopsis AlN base layers for UV LEDs by : Sebastian Walde
Download or read book AlN base layers for UV LEDs written by Sebastian Walde and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To enable the fabrication of high performance ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) this work aims at improving the quality of AlN base layers on sapphire substrates. The main issues for UV LEDs are still a limited internal quantum efficiency due to a high amount of threading dislocations along with a limited light extraction efficiency due to total internal reflection at the AlN/sapphire interface. Therefore, high-temperature annealing of AlN/sapphire layers and growth on nanopatterned sapphire substrates were comprehensively investigated. High-temperature annealing was applied to AlN layers of different strain and thickness grown by metalorganic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE). The threading dislocation density could be successfully reduced by more than one order of magnitude down to 6 × 108 cm-2. Wave optical simulations of UV LEDs on nanopatterned sapphire substrates (NPSS) were conducted and showed a potential increase in light extraction efficiency compared to a planar substrate. The optimized MOVPE growth process on sapphire nanopillars and sapphire nanoholes resulted in a fully coalesced and atomically smooth AlN surface. The threading dislocation density was reduced to 1 ×109 cm-2 for AlN on both nanopillars and nanoholes. UVC LEDs emitting at 265 nm wavelength were grown on top of the developed templates. Increased internal efficiency was obtained by reduced dislocation density and more efficient light extraction was achieved on NPSS in case of a transparent heterostructure and reflective contacts. Thus, the developed templates yield considerable improvement in light output compared to conventional templates.
Book Synopsis High-Power Diode Lasers by : Roland Diehl
Download or read book High-Power Diode Lasers written by Roland Diehl and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting from the basics of semiconductor lasers with emphasis on the generation of high optical output power the reader is introduced in a tutorial way to all key technologies required to fabricate high-power diode-laser sources. Various applications are exemplified.
Book Synopsis High Average Power Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers: Power Scaling With High Spectral and Spatial Coherence by :
Download or read book High Average Power Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers: Power Scaling With High Spectral and Spatial Coherence written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main program objective was the development of a kilowatt class, cw Nd:YAG diode-laser-pumped solid-state laser (DPSSL) with quantum noise limited amplitude and phase, 24by7 operation capability and the ability to be repaired while in operation. The approach was a master-oscillator power-amplifier (MOPA) laser utilizing a series of zig-zag slab power amplifiers stages. We developed fiber amplifiers at the 200W level to generate power with high optical efficiency that can effectively extract energy from the power amplifier slabs. We also worked on the generation of high average power visible light by developing nonlinear optical materials with large apertures, low photo-refraction and minimal visible induced infrared absorption. The second objective was to develop a 1 joule, pulse-modulated, diffraction limited MOPA laser with less than 1 MHz line-width. A follow-on objective was frequency conversion to 1.5 or 2.0 microns for remote sensing applications. We demonstrated Yb:YAG slab lasers pumped with high brightness laser diodes. Supporting this project was the development of laser diodes operating in the 1.5 micron region for pumping of erbium doped laser hosts, and the synthesis of new low-loss polycrystalline laser host materials for in-band pumping into the upper laser level to improve the laser efficiency at eye-safe wavelengths. We developed orientation patterned Ga-As to frequency convert high peak power 1-micron radiation to eye-safe wavelengths in the mid-infrared for defense applications. The third objective, power scaling and determining the potential for phase-locking of ultra-fast laser systems for a wide range of sensing and machining applications, was demonstrated as well.
Book Synopsis High Power Diode Lasers by : Friedrich Bachmann
Download or read book High Power Diode Lasers written by Friedrich Bachmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-05-26 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes a five year research project, as well as subsequent results regarding high power diode laser systems and their application in materials processing. The text explores the entire chain of technology, from the semiconductor technology, through cooling mounting and assembly, beam shaping and system technology, to applications in the processing of such materials as metals and polymers. Includes theoretical models, a range of important parameters and practical tips.
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Book Synopsis Cities and Their Vital Systems by : Advisory Committee on Technology and Society
Download or read book Cities and Their Vital Systems written by Advisory Committee on Technology and Society and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities and Their Vital Systems asks basic questions about the longevity, utility, and nature of urban infrastructures; analyzes how they grow, interact, and change; and asks how, when, and at what cost they should be replaced. Among the topics discussed are problems arising from increasing air travel and airport congestion; the adequacy of water supplies and waste treatment; the impact of new technologies on construction; urban real estate values; and the field of "telematics," the combination of computers and telecommunications that makes money machines and national newspapers possible.
Book Synopsis Development of High Power Diode Laser Systems by : Bodo Ehlers
Download or read book Development of High Power Diode Laser Systems written by Bodo Ehlers and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
