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High-power 1.5 μm laser diodes for LIDAR applications

Viheriälä et al., 2019

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10963430745818612132
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Viheriälä J
Aho A
Uusitalo T
Lyytikäinen J
Hallman L
Ryvkin B
Avrutin E
Kostamovaara J
Guina M
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2019 IEEE High Power Diode Lasers and Systems Conference (HPD)

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We report on the development of high peak power laser diodes emitting in the 1.5μm wavelength band for eye-safe LIDAR applications. Different techniques for wavelength locking to and operation with a narrow emission spectrum are discussed. Furthermore, we …
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