| 摘要 |
A diode source of multibeam coherent laser emission comprises a master laser, a linear amplifier and two perpendicular amplifiers. The master laser and amplifiers are being formed in a common heterostructure containing an active layer, two cladding layers and an emission leak-in region with a leak-in layer. The heterostructure is characterized by the ratio of the effective refractive index (n eff ) of the heterostructure to the refractive index (n IN ) of the leak-in layer. The ratio n eff to n IN being in the range from one plus delta to one minus gamma, where delta and gamma are defined by a number much less than one and gamma is greater than delta. The linear amplifier is located so that the optical axis of propagation of emission from the master laser coincides with the optical axis of the linear amplifier. Each perpendicular amplifier has an output edge and is located so that its optical axis is located at a right angle to the axis of the linear amplifier. An integral element is provided near the point where the amplifier axes cross in order for a portion of the emission to flow over from the linear amplifier to a perpendicular amplifier. This element includes a reflecting plane which intersects the active layer and part of the leak-in region of the heterostructure within a range of 20% to 80% of the thickness of the leak-in layer and which forms a 45° angles of inclination with the amplifier axes. According to another embodiment of the diode source, an output element is situated along the active region of a perpendicular amplifier, said output element including a reflecting plane that intersects at an angle of 45° the planes of the heterostructure layers, including the active layer and from 30% to 80% of the thickness of the leak-in layer. The technical result is an increased intensity of laser emission, greater efficiency and reliability, a longer operating life, an improved modulation rate and a simplified manufacturing technique.
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