An amplified laser comprising a semiconductor laser and semiconductor optical amplifier mounted on a substrate such that an optical signal generated by the laser is optically coupled to the SOA. The average size of a carbide phase in the titanium alloy powder is controlled in order to control an average size of a carbide phase in the member. For a given process, a call to the common interface is mapped to the kernel mode implementation for kernel mode processes and to the user mode implementation for user mode processes.