| WARF: P02318US |  |
| Narrow Lateral Waveguide Semiconductor Laser |
| INVENTORS | • | Luke Mawst, Nelson Tansu, Michael Nesnidal, Steven Meassick, Eric Stiers, Darren Hansen, Troy Goodnough |
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is seeking commercial partners interested in developing a semiconductor laser that achieves both low optical power density and single mode operation.
OVERVIEW
High optical power density at the output facet of a semiconductor laser can adversely affect both the laser’s maximum optical power and its long-term reliability. Laser devices whose optical power mode is distributed over a large area exhibit lower optical power densities than those whose mode is confined to a narrow region. Although this seems to suggest that lasers should possess the widest optical mode possible, single mode operation must be maintained if the laser is to be coupled to a single mode fiber.
THE INVENTION
UW-Madison researchers have now shown that a narrow lateral waveguide can be used in conjunction with a suitable transverse structure to achieve low optical power density and single mode operation in an edge-emitting semiconductor laser. Operation of the narrow lateral waveguide does not depend on a particular transfer structure, and can be combined with a transverse narrow waveguide, a broad waveguide or other structures that feature a large transverse spot size.
APPLICATIONS
- Semiconductor lasers with low optical power density and single mode operation
KEY BENEFITS
- Achieves both low optical power density and single mode operation
- Laser is easily grown and processed by standard semiconductor techniques.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Intellectual Property Status
Tech Fields
Analytical Instrumentation - Lasers
CONTACT INFORMATION
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