Abstract
The authors studied the coupling properties of laser diode arrays to photorefractive phase-conjugate mirrors. They succeeded in locking two different laser arrays, even where the uncoupled lasers' wavelength detuning was 10 angstrom. By controlling the array's modal gain using a variable slit in the cavity, it was possible to switch the array from its preferential highest supermode with a twin-lobe far-field pattern to the single-lobed mode. Results suggest ways to lock several arrays together and control their far-field patterns.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication Title |
Publisher | Optical Soc of America |
Pages | 334 |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 0936659491 |
State | Published - 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |