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Opto Power Corporation Demonstrates
Tucson, AZ. Opto Power Corporation has achieved the highest output power ever demonstrated from a single, monolithic diode laser array at 940 nm. Specifically, the 1 cm wide array tested has a total emitting aperture area of 4800 micron (50% fill factor) and delivered 174 watts of continuous wave (CW) optical power at a drive current of 200 amps. Furthermore, this optical output was limited by the test setup, which supplied a maximum drive current of 200 amps. During testing, the laser array was mounted on an Opto Power Corporation Monsoon heat sink, and run with a water temperature of 20°C.
Opto Power Corporation has also achieved the highest power density ever from a single, monolithic diode laser array at 808 nm. In this case, over 115 watts of CW optical power (at 125 amps drive current) was obtained from a device with an emitting aperture of only 2600 µm (26% fill factor). This is the highest output power yet produced from such low fill factor array. Once again, the laser was mounted on an Opto Power Corporation Monsoon heat sink, and operated with a coolant temperature of 20°C.
"Opto Power Corporation is committed to remaining the technology leader in high power diode laser technology," states Rushi Patel, Vice President of Engineering. "These most recent, record breaking results clearly demonstrate the capabilities of the materials and heatsinks used in Opto Power Corporation s products."
Opto Power Corporation, a Spectra-Physics Company (NASDAQ: SPLI), is a leading manufacturer of high power semiconductor lasers and related systems. Spectra-Physics is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of lasers and laser systems for a broad range of markets. The company offers a diverse line of laser products backed by a sales, service and support organization located in more than 35 countries. For more information, contact Opto Power Corporation, 3321 East Global Loop, Tucson, Arizona, 85706, (520) 746-1234, (520) 294-3300 (fax); www.optopower.com
Web site: http://www.optopower.com
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