Title :
Power scaling of laser systems using spectral beam combining with volume Bragg gratings in PTR glass
Author :
Andrusyak, Oleksiy ; Ciapurin, Igor ; Sevian, Armen ; Smirnov, Vadim ; Venus, George ; Glebov, Leonid
Author_Institution :
CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, P.O. Box 162700, Orlando, 32816-2700, USA
Abstract :
Laser system power can be increased using volume Bragg gratings in PTR glass to combine multiple beams into a near-diffraction-limited beam. We present results of combining five fiber lasers and show achievability of multi-kW-level systems.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Diffraction; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Glass; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser beams; Photonics; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431319
