High Duty Cycle 785nm Pump Arrays For Th/ho Yag Lasers

SPECTRA DIODE LABORATORIES, INC. WILL DESIGNED LENSED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER PUMP ARRAYS CAPABLE OF LOW COST HIGH DUTY CYCLE, AND VERY HIGH AVERAGE BRIGTHNESS OPERATION. THESE ARRAYS WILL BE IN FORMATS COMPATIBLE WITH CRITICAL DoD 785 NM PUMP APPLICATIONS, BUT WITH MINOR MODIFICATIONS, THE DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY CAN BE EXTENDED TO THE BROADEST RANGE OF DoD AND COMMERCIAL HIGH DUTY CYCLE, HIGH BRIGHTNES PUMP APPLICATIONS. PACKAGE DESIGNS WILL BE AIMED AT ACHIEVING A PEAK PUMP POWER DENSITIES OF 1.5 KW/CM2 WITH A GOAL OF 2.0 KW/CM2. AVERAGE POWER DENSITIES AT 20% DUTY WILL BE 300 W/CM2 WITH A GOAL OF 400 WATT/CM2.