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Copyright 2009 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. This paper was published in the proceedings of the SPIE Photonics West 2009, Vol. 7198-29 (2009), High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VII, and is made available as an electronic reprint with permission of SPIE. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. 100-W, 105-µm, 0.15NA Fiber Coupled Laser Diode Module Scott R. Karlsen, R. Kirk Price, Mitch Reynolds, Aaron Brown, Ron Mehl, Steve Patterson, Robert J. Martinsen th nLIGHT, 5408 NE 88 Street, Bldg. E, Vancouver, WA 98665 ABSTRACT We report on the development of a high brightness laser diode module capable of coupling over 100W of optical power into a 105 µm 0.15 NA fiber at 976 nm. This module, based on nLIGHT’s PearlTM product architecture, utilizes hard soldered single emitters packaged into a compact and passively-cooled package. In this system each diode is individually collimated in the fast and slow axes and free-space coupled into a single fiber. The high brightness module has an optical excitation under 0.13 NA, is virtually free of cladding modes, and has an electrical to optical efficiency greater than 40%. Additionally, this module is compatible with high power 7:1 fused fiber combiners, and initial experiments demonstrated 500W coupled into a 220 µm, 0.22 NA fiber. The