High-power operation of 830-nm AlGaAs laser diodes

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Abstract
We have developed a high-power, semicylindrical-shaped waveguide inner stripe laser diode (SCILD) using a current confinement structure. The structure is optimized for high-power operation without catastrophic optical damage (COD) which limits the maximum available optical power. We confirm that the optical electric field shape in the LD waveguide layer obtained from our analysis coincides with the micrograph of the COD on the device facet. The SCILD is emitted in the fundamental transverse mode up to 190 mW. The full beam angles between the half-power points were 10° and 30° in the directions parallel and perpendicular to the junction plane, respectively. The characteristic temperature of the threshold current was 152 K.