High power, high brightness 2 W (200 mu m) and 3 W (500 mu m) CW AlGaAs laser diode arrays with long lifetimes

摘要

Continuous-wave lifetimes in excess of ten thousand hours have been demonstrated for single-aperture AlGaAs laser diode arrays with 200 mu m and 500 mu m aperture widths at power levels of 2 and 3 W, respectively.