Compact robust fiber-optic-coupled diode laser array module for solid state laser pumping and beacon applications

Michael D. Jones; James R. Rotge; Donald M. Gianardi Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.176629

1 June 1994 Compact robust fiber-optic-coupled diode laser array module for solid state laser pumping and beacon applications

Michael D. Jones, James R. Rotge, Donald M. Gianardi Jr.

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Proceedings Volume 2148, Laser Diode Technology and Applications VI; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176629
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

We have developed and tested an integrated fiber-optic coupled diode laser array module for use as a reliable pumping source for solid-state lasers, and rugged enough to withstand the nine `gs' acceleration of a military airborne laser experiment. This compact laser module has produced 12 watts of peak power in cw and pulsed operation modes. The output beam comes from a flexible, yet hardened, fiber-optic bundle. The laser has a footprint smaller than a 3' X 5' card. It has a built-in thermo-electric cooler to provide wavelength control, and integrated cooling channels that assure continuous use. The fiber-optic output has proven itself in beam pointing and positioning applications, including end-pumping of solid-state lasers and as an airborne beacon. In the later application this compact laser was bright enough to allow continuous aircraft tracking from 200 kilometers with a beam divergence up to 10 degrees.

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Michael D. Jones, James R. Rotge, and Donald M. Gianardi Jr. "Compact robust fiber-optic-coupled diode laser array module for solid state laser pumping and beacon applications", Proc. SPIE 2148, Laser Diode Technology and Applications VI, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176629

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