Phase Correcting Element for Intra-Cavity Laser Beam Control

• Main Authors: Lau, F. K., TEE, Chyng Wen, ZHAO, X., Penty, R. V., White, I. H., Michel, N., Krakowski, M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Communication; Networking and Broadcasting; Components; Circuits; Devices and Systems; Engineered Materials; Dielectrics and Plasmas; Photonics and Electro-Optics; Signal Processing and Analysis; Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3353; https://doi.org/10.1109/OFC.2006.215564
• Institution: Singapore Management University

A novel semiconductor laser cavity concept comprising an integrated phase correcting element is proposed and demonstrated. Characterization of the design for divergence angle reduction and near-field broadening revealed an improvement of 30.8% and 10.8%, respectively.