Title :
Efficient intra-cavity passive coherent addition of nine laser channels
Author :
Shimshi, L. ; Ishaaya, A.A. ; Ekhouse, V. ; Davidson, N. ; Friesem, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Israel
Abstract :
Efficient coherent addition of nine separate solid state and fiber laser distributions, by means of special interferometric combiners is presented. It is experimentally illustrated with Nd:YAG laser distributions, achieving efficiencies of about 90 percent.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; light interferometers; neodymium; solid lasers; Nd:YAG laser distributions; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; fiber laser; interferometric combiners; intra-cavity passive coherent laser channel addition; solid state laser; Cogeneration; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser stability; Optical design; Power generation; Power lasers; Q factor; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568289
