• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 40, Issue 3, 0314002 (2020)
Desheng Zeng1、2, Li Zhong1、*, Suping Liu1, and Xiaoyu Ma1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Engineering Center for Optoelectronic Device, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202040.0314002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Desheng Zeng, Li Zhong, Suping Liu, Xiaoyu Ma. Analysis of Tapered Laser Amplifiers with Linear and Nonlinear Angle-Opening Structures[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(3): 0314002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Tapered laser amplifier with linear angle-opening structure
    Fig. 1. Tapered laser amplifier with linear angle-opening structure
    Tapered laser amplifier with nonlinear angle-opening structure
    Fig. 2. Tapered laser amplifier with nonlinear angle-opening structure
    Light intensity distribution and gain distribution in amplifier with linear angle-opening structure when input current is 1 A. (a) Light intensity distribution; (b) gain distribution
    Fig. 3. Light intensity distribution and gain distribution in amplifier with linear angle-opening structure when input current is 1 A. (a) Light intensity distribution; (b) gain distribution
    Light intensity distribution and gain distribution in amplifier with nonlinear angle-opening structure when input current is 1 A. (a) Light intensity distribution; (b) gain distribution
    Fig. 4. Light intensity distribution and gain distribution in amplifier with nonlinear angle-opening structure when input current is 1 A. (a) Light intensity distribution; (b) gain distribution
    Relations among output power, input current, and input power. (a) Input current-output power curve; (b) input power-output power curve
    Fig. 5. Relations among output power, input current, and input power. (a) Input current-output power curve; (b) input power-output power curve
    Intensity in amplifier with nonlinear angle-opening structure at low output power
    Fig. 6. Intensity in amplifier with nonlinear angle-opening structure at low output power
    Intensity of amplifier with linear angle-opening structure at low output power
    Fig. 7. Intensity of amplifier with linear angle-opening structure at low output power
    Intensity and gain lateral distribution in different angle-opening structures when z=1600 μm. (a) Nonlinear angle-opening structure; (b) linear angle-opening structure
    Fig. 8. Intensity and gain lateral distribution in different angle-opening structures when z=1600 μm. (a) Nonlinear angle-opening structure; (b) linear angle-opening structure
    ParameterValueParameterValue
    Beam waist radius ω0 /μm2Transparency current density J0 /(A·cm-2)200
    Central wavelength λ0 /nm980Internal quantum efficiency ηint0.98
    Effective index neff3.34Linear loss αi /cm-15
    Effective differential gain Γβ /(cm·A-1)0.093Index thermal coefficient αT /K-10.000334
    Table 1. Parameters in simulation
    Desheng Zeng, Li Zhong, Suping Liu, Xiaoyu Ma. Analysis of Tapered Laser Amplifiers with Linear and Nonlinear Angle-Opening Structures[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(3): 0314002
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