Mode stable injection laser diode
AssigneeMcDonnell Douglas Corporation
InventorsLouis B. Allen, Jr., Herbert G. Koenig, Jr.
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Abstract
High power operation in conjunction with excellent mode stability is rendered possible by a unique configuration comprising the use of two injection laser diode sections in a crossed-junction configuration.
Claims10
A semiconductor injection laser system comprising an input injection laser diode optically connected to an output injection laser diode wherein the central axes of the input diode and the output diode are substantially parallel and the plane of the junction of the input diode is rotated relative to the plane of the junction of the output diode at an angle sufficient to achieve mode stability in the laser output of the system.
A method of operation of a semiconductor injection laser system wherein the system comprises an input injection laser diode optically connected to an output injection laser diode wherein the central axes of the input diode and the output diode are substantially parallel, and the plane of the junction of the input diode is rotated relative to the plane of the junction of the output diode at an angle sufficient to achieve mode stability in the laser output of the system comprising operating the system as a continuous wave system.
A method of operation of a semiconductor injection laser system wherein the system comprises an input injection laser diode optically connected to an output injection laser diode wherein the central axes of the input diode and the output diode are substantially parallel, and the plane of the junction of the input diode is rotated relative to the plane of the junction of the output diode at an angle sufficient to achieve mode stability in the laser output of the system comprising operating the system as a pulsed system.
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