Dr. Juan L. Chilla Profile

Dr. Juan L. Chilla

Engineering Manager at Coherent Inc

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author | Editor

Publications (29)

Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Optically pumped semiconductor lasers at Coherent: a historical perspective

Juan Chilla

Proceedings Volume PC12868, PC1286802 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2691455

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Optical pumping, Optical coherence, Product development

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

High-power, single-frequency intracavity doubled VECSEL at 589 nm for sodium guide stars

Gregory Fetzer, Juan Chilla, Steven Rako, Cory Baumgarten, Nathan Woody, Celine D'Orgeville

Proceedings Volume 11984, 1198407 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2612400

KEYWORDS: Sodium, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Sodium guide stars, Laser guide stars, Laser applications, Astronomy, Polarization, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Paper

High power widely tunable optically pumped semiconductor lasers

Yanbo Bai, Zuntu Xu, Eli Weiss, Christian Scholz, Juan Chilla, Andreas Diening

Proceedings Volume 10901, 1090104 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2513486

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Semiconductor lasers, Tunable lasers, Optical pumping, High power lasers, Optical microcavities, Reflectivity, Distributed Bragg reflectors, Refractive index, Antireflective coatings

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2018 Paper

AlGaAs-based optically pumped semiconductor lasers

Yanbo Bai, Zuntu Xu, Yong Lin, Jeffrey Wisdom, Christian Scholz, Eli Weiss, Juan Chilla, Andreas Diening

Proceedings Volume 10515, 105150E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291082

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Quantum wells, Optical pumping, Continuous wave operation

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Proceedings Article | 26 January 2018 Paper

Gain modeling and thermal management of optically pumped semiconductor lasers

Yanbo Bai, Jeffrey Wisdom, Christian Scholz, Juan Chilla, Andreas Diening

Proceedings Volume 10540, 105400B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2291107

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Semiconductor lasers, Thermal modeling, Optical pumping, Temperature metrology, Gallium arsenide, 3D modeling, Data modeling, Heatsinks, Optical resonators

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2017 Paper

Characterization of optically pumped semiconductor lasers in pulsed mode as a function of temperature

Yanbo Bai, Jeffrey Wisdom, Patrick Hyland, Christian Scholz, Juan Chilla

Proceedings Volume 10087, 1008709 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2253751

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Optical pumping, Modulation, Heatsinks, Continuous wave operation, Thermal modeling, Data modeling, Electro optical modeling, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2016 Paper

Advances in optically pumped semiconductor lasers for blue emission under frequency doubling

Yanbo Bai, Jeffrey Wisdom, John Charles, Patrick Hyland, Christian Scholz, Zuntu Xu, Yong Lin, Eli Weiss, Juan Chilla, Arnaud Lepert

Proceedings Volume 9734, 97340Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2220045

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Optical pumping, High power lasers, Electrons, Quantum wells, Laser damage threshold, Optical resonators, Scanning tunneling microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

Towards a practical sodium guide star laser source: design for > 50 watt LGS based on OPSL

J. Berger, J. L. Chilla, S. Govorkov, J. F. van Nunen, A. Lepert

Proceedings Volume 8447, 84470G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927846

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Continuous wave operation, Semiconductors, Fiber lasers, Laser development, Quantum wells, Resonators, Mirrors, Optical pumping, Laser sources

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2012 Paper

20 Watt CW TEM00 intracavity doubled optically pumped semiconductor laser at 532 nm

Jill Berger, Douglas Anthon, Andrea Caprara, Juan Chilla, Sergei Govorkov, Arnaud Lepert, Wayne Mefferd, Qi-Ze Shu, Luis Spinelli

Proceedings Volume 8242, 824206 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907511

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Continuous wave operation, Resonators, Semiconductors, Optical pumping, Mirrors, Laser packaging, Optical semiconductors, High power lasers, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2008 Paper

Ultrashort pulse Ti:sapphire oscillators pumped by optically pumped semiconductor (OPS) pump lasers

Bojan Resan, Estelle Coadou, Scott Petersen, Aurelie Thomas, Peter Walther, Rimas Viselga, Jean-Marc Heritier, Juan Chilla, William Tulloch, Alan Fry

Proceedings Volume 6871, 687116 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.767364

KEYWORDS: Oscillators, Semiconductor lasers, Semiconductors, Ultrafast phenomena, Prisms, Neodymium lasers, Amplifiers, Optical semiconductors, Mirrors, Optical pumping

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2007 Paper

New wavelengths in the yellow-orange range between 545 nm and 580 nm generated by an intracavity frequency-doubled optically pumped semiconductor laser

Simone Hilbich, Wolf Seelert, Vasiliy Ostroumov, Christian Kannengiesser, Rüdiger v. Elm, Jens Mueller, Eli Weiss, Hailong Zhou, Juan Chilla

Proceedings Volume 6451, 64510C (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.710571

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Laser applications, Optical pumping, Prototyping, Diodes, Solid state lasers, Mirrors, Semiconductors, Argon ion lasers, Laser vision correction

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2007 Paper

Power-scaling of optically pumped semiconductor lasers

Lukas Hunziker, Qi-Ze Shu, Dominik Bauer, Chris Ihli, Guido Mahnke, Maxence Rebut, Juan Chilla, Andrea Caprara, Hailong Zhou, Eli Weiss, Murray Reed

Proceedings Volume 6451, 64510A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.710243

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Mirrors, Transmission electron microscopy, Resonators, Optical pumping, Solid state lasers, Heatsinks, Diodes, Lithium, Amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2007 Paper

Recent advances in optically pumped semiconductor lasers

Juan Chilla, Qi-Ze Shu, Hailong Zhou, Eli Weiss, Murray Reed, Luis Spinelli

Proceedings Volume 6451, 645109 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.705907

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Solid state lasers, Optical pumping, Laser applications, Mirrors, Semiconductors, Fiber lasers, High power lasers, Semiconductor materials, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2006 Paper

Optically pumped semiconductor lasers at 505 nm in the power range above 100 mW

Wolf Seelert, Stefan Kubasiak, Johannes Negendank, R. von Elm, Juan Chilla, Hailong Zhou, Eli Weiss

Proceedings Volume 6100, 610002 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.659286

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Optical pumping, Luminescence, Laser applications, Second-harmonic generation, Argon ion lasers, Absorption, Diodes, Laser optics, Optical semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 2005 Paper

Power-limiting mechanisms in VECSELs

R. Bedford, M. Kolesik, J. Chilla, M. Reed, T. Nelson, J. Moloney

Proceedings Volume 5814, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607428

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Semiconductors, Quantum wells, Reflectivity, Luminescence, Surface roughness, Semiconductor lasers, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Disk lasers, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2005 Paper

Optically pumped semiconductor lasers: a new reliable technique for realizing highly efficient visible lasers

Wolf Seelert, Stuart Butterworth, Juergen Rosperich, Christian Walter, Ruediger von Elm, Vasiliy Ostroumov, Juan Chilla, Hailong Zhou, Eli Weiss, Andrea Caprara

Proceedings Volume 5707, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.602042

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Diodes, Optical pumping, Reliability, Solid state lasers, Laser applications, Resonators, Semiconductor materials, Crystals, Gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 10 April 2005 Paper

Blue and green optically pumped semiconductor lasers for display

Juan Chilla, Hailong Zhou, Eli Weiss, Andrea Caprara, Qi-Ze Shou, Sergei Govorkov, Murray Reed, Luis Spinelli

Proceedings Volume 5740, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.598301

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Lamps, RGB color model, Laser applications, Light sources, Diodes, Prototyping, Modulation, Fiber lasers, Laser marking

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2004 Paper

High-power optically pumped semiconductor lasers

Juan Chilla, Stuart Butterworth, Alexander Zeitschel, John Charles, Andrea Caprara, Murray Reed, Luis Spinelli

Proceedings Volume 5332, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549003

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Optical pumping, High power lasers, Semiconductors, Mirrors, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Quantum wells, Semiconductor materials, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 19 December 2003 Paper

Guiding of optical laser pulses in fast capillary discharge plasma columns

Bradley Luther, Yong Wang, Mario Marconi, M. Berrill, D. Alessi, J. Chilla, Jorge Rocca

Proceedings Volume 5197, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507661

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Capillaries, Waveguides, Laser optics, Argon, Ionization, Refraction, X-ray lasers, Absorption, Plasma generation

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2001 Paper

Advances in capillary discharge soft x-ray laser research

Jorge Rocca, Juan Chilla, Sava Sakadzic, Abdur Rahman, Jorge Filevich Chamatropulos, Ela Jankowska, Eric Hammarsten, Bradley Luther, Henry Kapteyn, Margaret Murnane, Vyacheslav Shlyaptsev

Proceedings Volume 4505, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450574

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Capillaries, Amplifiers, X-ray lasers, Cadmium, X-rays, Wavefronts, Interferometry, Nd:YAG lasers, Plasma generation

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Proceedings Article | 14 August 2001 Paper

Soft x-ray laser interferometer used for dense plasma diagnostics

Mario Marconi, Jorge Filevich Chamatropulos, Jorge Rocca, Ela Jankowska, E. Hammerstein, Kelly Kanizay, Juan Chilla

Proceedings Volume 4419, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.437142

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Interferometers, X-ray lasers, Diffraction gratings, Interferometry, Beam splitters, X-rays, Mirrors, Plasma diagnostics, Laser interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 16 August 2000 Paper

Laser ablation and plasma interferometry with a tabletop soft x-ray laser

Jorge Rocca, Jorge Filevich Chamatropulos, Mario Marconi, A. Ozols, Kelly Kanizay, Brady Benware, Juan Chilla, Igor Artioukov, Yuriy Kasjanov, V. Kondratenko, Alexander Vinogradov

Proceedings Volume 4065, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.407347

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Plasma, X-ray lasers, Mirrors, Interferometers, Interferometry, Nd:YAG lasers, Capillaries, X-rays, Laser interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 11 January 2000 Paper

Plasma diagnostics with a tabletop soft x-ray laser

Jorge Rocca, Mario Marconi, Jorge Filevich Chamatropulos, Kelly Kanizay, Cesar Moreno, Juan Chilla, R. Berglund, Vyacheslav Shlyaptsev, Y. Unspenskii, Alexander Vinogradov, Yurii Pershin

Proceedings Volume 3886, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.375118

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Mirrors, X-ray lasers, X-rays, Interferometers, Capillaries, Sensors, Laser beam diagnostics, Interferometry, Plasma diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 21 October 1999 Paper

Applications of high-repetition-rate tabletop soft x-ray laser: laser ablation with a focused beam and reflectometry of materials

Brady Benware, Jorge Rocca, A. Ozols, Christopher Macchietto, Juan Chilla, Igor Artioukov, Yuriy Kasjanov, V. Kondratenko, Alexander Vinogradov

Proceedings Volume 3776, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366670

KEYWORDS: Laser ablation, Reflectivity, Mirrors, X-ray lasers, Reflectometry, Capillaries, Silicon, Scanning electron microscopy, Spherical lenses, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 1998 Paper

Tabletop soft x-ray lasers by fast discharge excitation

Jorge Rocca, Cesar Moreno, Brady Benware, Mario Marconi, Vyacheslav Shlyaptsev, C. Maccheitto, Fernando Tomasel, Juan Gonzalez, Maximo Frati, Juan Chilla

Proceedings Volume 3343, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321556

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Capillaries, Sulfur, X-ray lasers, Near field, X-rays, Argon, Spatial coherence, Refraction, Optical amplifiers

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