Edge-emitting lasers based on coupled large optical cavity with high beam stability

In this paper we present a study on temperature and current stability of far-field patterns of lasers based on the coupled large optical cavity (CLOC) concept. Previously it has been shown that the CLOC structures allows effective suppressing of high-order mode lasing in broadened waveguides. For the first time we report on transverse single-mode emission from the CLOC lasers with 4.8 mu m thick waveguide. Using broadened waveguide allowed us to reduce the divergence of the far-field patterns down to 14 degrees in continuous-wave (CW) regime. Far-field patterns proved to be insensitive to current and temperature changes.