Wepresenta940nmquasi-continuouswavesemiconductorlaserdesignedasabuildingblockforhigh-powerfibercoupledpumpmodules.Thelasercomprisesa400μmnarrow-stripearraymountedonanaluminumnitridesubstrateusinghardsolder.Thechiphasbeenoptimizedforhighopticalpowerandlowlateralfar-fieldangles.Twoverticalandsixlateralstructurevariationshavebeeninvestigatedtodeterminethebestachievableperformance.Operatingat1mspulsewidthandarepetitionrateof10Hz,thelaserdevicereachesamaximumpulsepowerof86Wfroma400μmapertureandmorethan62%maximumconversionefficiency.Lowlateralfar-fieldangles(95%powerenclosed)of11.5and13.5,dependingontheepitaxialdesign,enableefficientmultimodefibercoupling.Thepotentialforhighlyreliableapplicationshasbeendemonstrated.
