SC165 Laser Diode-Pumped Solid-State Lasers

Monday, May 17, 2010
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Larry Marshall; Southern Cross Venture Partners, USA
Level: Advanced Beginner (basic understanding of topic is necessary to follow course material)


Course Description

This course will examine the engineering perspective of diode-pumped lasers (DPLs) and associated technologies and applications. It is intended to provide laser users with an understanding of DPL benefits and advantages, and the designer with a clearer view of the practical aspects of laser engineering. This course will also highlight new technology growth areas so attendees may take advantage of the CLEO technical program and exhibit. Topics covered will include characteristics of diode-pumped lasers vs. other technologies and advantages for key applications, and price/performance limitations of the technology.


Benefits and Learning Objectives

This course should enable you to:

  • List key operating principles of diodes and diode-pumped lasers.
  • Summarize theory needed to work with diode-pumped lasers in practice.
  • Learn about what’s hot at CLEO—review recent developments that will be presented.
  • Reference Marshall’s handbook on diode-pumped lasers in addition to course notes.
  • Learn powerful engineering techniques.
  • Discuss why practical lasers do not behave as they should in theory, and learn how to deal with the differences.

Intended Audience

Targeted at solid-state laser engineers and students alike, with emphasis on real-world problems and solutions.


Biography

Larry Marshall is a managing director of Southern Cross Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. Dr. Marshall founded or co-founded six successful companies in biotechnology, photonics, and semiconductor over the past 20 years, driving two of them to successful IPOs and four to high-return trade sales. He now serves on the boards of Quantenna, Mocana, RIO, SXVP, Advance and Arasor. Previous positions inlcude managing director of Arasor; chairman of AOC and Intersymbol, an Intel company; CEO of Translucent; CEO of Lightbit; and CEO of Light Solutions, which merged with Iris medical and went public as Iridex (Nasdaq:IRIX) in February 1996.