22 July 2020 Beam quality improvement of 1.95-μm GaSb-based broad-area self-pulsed laser by off-axis feedback
Xin Zhang, Cunzhu Tong, Shili Shu, Yanjing Wang, Lijie Wang
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Abstract

It was proposed and demonstrated that a high beam quality self-pulse could be achieved by off-axis feedback for 1.95-μm GaSb-based broad-area laser. The comparative studies of on-axis feedback and off-axis feedback were conducted in an experiment. A highly reflecting (HR) mirror with sharp edge was used in the off-axis feedback system and the overlapping size was changed by moving the HR mirror. At the direct current of 1.8 A, 45-cm external cavity length, and 36% strength of feedback, the off-axis feedback with the overlapping size of 1.2 mm could accomplish the regular periodic pulse with the frequency of 153 MHz. The beam quality M2 was 12.75 in slow axis and improved nearly doubled compared with that in the on-axis feedback system.

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Xin Zhang, Cunzhu Tong, Shili Shu, Yanjing Wang, and Lijie Wang "Beam quality improvement of 1.95-μm GaSb-based broad-area self-pulsed laser by off-axis feedback," Optical Engineering 59(7), 076112 (22 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.7.076112
Received: 11 May 2020; Accepted: 8 July 2020; Published: 22 July 2020
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KEYWORDS
Semiconductor lasers

Mirrors

Pulsed laser operation

Off axis mirrors

Optical engineering

Feedback signals

Fiber lasers

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