Title :
Coherent beam combining of self-adaptive lasers
Author :
Shardlow, P.C. ; Minassian, A. ; Damzen, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
The novel technique of phase conjugate self-organised coherent beam combination is reported. It is demonstrated that due to the spectral mode freedom of a phase conjugate self-adaptive laser that efficient "all-passive" combination of many high quality lasers can be achieved. Efficient combination (>;92%) of two modules has been experimentally demonstrated to >;30W in continuous wave operation. Recent results demonstrating pulsed operation are also reported.
Keywords :
adaptive optics; laser beams; laser modes; light coherence; optical phase conjugation; coherent beam combining; continuous wave operation; optical phase conjugation; pulsed operation; self-adaptive lasers; self-organised coherent beam combination; spectral mode freedom; Couplers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193621
