title: Near-diffraction-limited diode laser arrays by wavelength beam combining.
abstract: We demonstrate 35 W output peak power with M2 approximately 1.35 in both dimensions from a 100 element, 100 microm pitch slab-coupled optical waveguide laser diode array using wavelength beam combining.
authors.affiliation: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02420, USA. bchann@LL.mit.edu
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authors.lastname: Chann
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authors.lastname: Huang
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authors.lastname: Missaggia
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authors.lastname: Harris
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authors.lastname: Liau
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authors.lastname: Goyal
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authors.lastname: Donnelly
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authors.lastname: Fan
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authors.lastname: Sanchez-Rubio
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authors.lastname: Turner