Starting from the basics of semiconductor lasers with emphasis on the generation of high optical output power the reader is introduced in a tutorial way to all key technologies required to fabricate high-power diode-laser sources. Various applications are exemplified.

A consistent summary of prerequisites for state-of-the-art high-power diode-laser sources Detailed information on design, fabrication, and application Newest information until now scattered worldwide collected in one volume and compiled by authors active in the field Available also online via the Springer LINK service

Inhalt
to Power Diode Lasers.- Dynamics of High-Power Diode Lasers.- Epitaxy of High-Power Diode Laser Structures.- GaAs Substrates for High-Power Diode Lasers.- High-Power Broad-Area Diode Lasers and Laser Bars.- Properties and Frequency Conversion of High-Brightness Diode-Laser Systems.- Tapered High-Power, High-Brightness Diode Lasers: Design and Performance.- Cooling and Packaging of High-Power Diode Lasers.- High-Power Diode Lasers for Direct Applications.- New Concepts for Diode-Pumped Solid-State Lasers.