In general, single emitter laser diodes offer up to roughly 12 watts of optical output power. At present, laser diodes with optical power ranging from several milliwatts to several hundred watts are commercially available. Lasing Wavelength (Oscillation Spectrum) The lasing. High power laser diodes (>10 Watts) are available at wavelengths from the near infrared through roughly the 2000nm region. This plots the drive current supplied on the. Switching power supplies can be used in pulsed, continuous-wave (CW), and quasi-CW (QCW) systems that typically provide more than 1 A of drive current. In such a heterostructure of a bipolar interband laser, electrons and holes can recombine, releasing the energy.