Flared amplifiers fabricated with InGaAsP alloys have produced 1.26W C
W at a wavelength of 780nm in a single-lobed, diffraction-limited far
field pattern. Under quasi-CW conditions, 2.4W of diffraction-limited
power has been obtained. This represents the highest diffraction-limit
ed power reported at 780nm and the highest diffraction-limited power r
eported in the InGaAsP material system.