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Stabilization of broad-area semiconductor laser sources by simultaneous index and pump modulations

Waqas Waseem Ahmed, Shubham Kumar, Judith Medina

    Optics Letters
    |June 2, 2018
    PubMed
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    Broad-area semiconductor lasers are stabilized using 2D periodic modulations in refractive index and gain-loss profiles. This suppresses instabilities, yielding bright, narrow output beams for improved laser performance.

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