Bookham, Inc. has launched its next generation 808nm multi-mode high power laser diode bar portfolio, with the fully qualified products delivering in excess of 60W in continuous wave operation for pumping and fiber-coupled applications.
The 40W 30% Fill Factor and 60W 50% Fill Factor 808nm laser diode bars, available on passive cooler and micro-channel cooler, are designed to deliver higher power, improved efficiencies and extended lifetimes to customers' laser systems. To achieve full qualification, the gold-tin hard-soldered laser diode bar products have successfully passed rigorous hard pulsed lifetests, including accelerated long-term operation at 100W for the 50% Fill Factor device.
The bars offer low divergence in the fast and slow axis, enabling cost-effective side-pumping and fiber coupling, reducing losses and improving coupling efficiencies. The next generation 808 products are available in highly customized configurations, including multi-bar arrays.
