Double-Junction Cascaded GaAs-Based Broad-Area Diode Lasers with 132W Continuous Wave Output Power
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Simulation and Design
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, J.; Tan, S.; Shao, Y.; Liu, W.; Tian, K.; Xiao, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Gou, Y.; Zhu, L.; Wang, B.; et al. Double-Junction Cascaded GaAs-Based Broad-Area Diode Lasers with 132W Continuous Wave Output Power. Photonics 2024, 11, 258. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11030258
Wang J, Tan S, Shao Y, Liu W, Tian K, Xiao Y, Zhang Z, Gou Y, Zhu L, Wang B, et al. Double-Junction Cascaded GaAs-Based Broad-Area Diode Lasers with 132W Continuous Wave Output Power. Photonics. 2024; 11(3):258. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11030258
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Jun, Shaoyang Tan, Ye Shao, Wuling Liu, Kun Tian, Yao Xiao, Zhicheng Zhang, Yudan Gou, Lihong Zhu, Bangguo Wang, and et al. 2024. "Double-Junction Cascaded GaAs-Based Broad-Area Diode Lasers with 132W Continuous Wave Output Power" Photonics 11, no. 3: 258. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11030258
APA StyleWang, J., Tan, S., Shao, Y., Liu, W., Tian, K., Xiao, Y., Zhang, Z., Gou, Y., Zhu, L., Wang, B., & Zhou, S. (2024). Double-Junction Cascaded GaAs-Based Broad-Area Diode Lasers with 132W Continuous Wave Output Power. Photonics, 11(3), 258. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11030258