Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group
  • 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - International Quantum Electronics Conference
  • (Optica Publishing Group, 2013),
  • paper TF_1LIM_1

Next Generation of Ultra High Brightness Direct Diode Lasers

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

Direct diode lasers have some of the most attractive features of any laser. They are very efficient, compact, wavelength versatile, low cost, and highly reliable. However, the full utilization of direct diode lasers has yet to be realized. This is mainly due their poor output beam quality. Because of this, direct diode lasers are typically used to pump other lasers such as bulk solid-state (rod and thin disk) and fiber lasers. In other words these other lasers are primarily used as brightness converters. Thus, currently industrial lasers for high brightness applications such as cutting and welding are dominated by CO2, fiber, and bulk solid-state lasers.

© 2013 IEEE

PDF Article
More Like This
Applications and Market Segments for Ultra-High Brightness Direct Diode Lasers

W. Gries, S. Heinemann, H. Fritsche, and W. Süptitz
TF_1LIM_2 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 2013

High Power High Brightness Laser Diode Sources

Andreas Kohl and Olivier Rabot
JW3J.2 CLEO: Applications and Technology (CLEO:A&T) 2013

Brightness Scaling of High Power Laser Diode Bars

Yvonne M. Manz, Martin Krejci, Stefan Weiss, Achim Thies, Daniel Schulz, Arnaud Fily, and Norbert Lichtenstein
CB_37 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 2007

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved