Journal of Applied Optics, Volume. 44, Issue 2, 450(2023)

Calibration method for high-power and wide-band laser beam divergence angle

Yuanyuan DUAN1、*, Xiao JI1, Wanhong YIN1, Dongyu YU1, Jinyu ZHANG2, Biao ZHANG1, Yibing SONG1, and Gaoping LI1
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  • 1Xi'an Institute of Applied Optics, Xi'an 710065, China
  • 2College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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    In the evaluation and analysis of high-power laser system, the beam quality of laser is the decisive factor of the system beam quality and also an important index of acceptance and appraisal of laser, among which the beam divergence angle is an important parameter to identify the laser beam quality. The range of laser wavelength tested in this system is relatively wide, generally between 0.532 μm~10.6 μm, and no suitable detector can cover the whole band. Therefore, a new method was adopted to solve the measurement problem of wide-band beam divergence angle. The method of combining charge coupled device (CCD) imaging and scanning slit was used to measure the wide-band beam divergence angle. The CCD method was used to measure the laser beam divergence angle in visible and near-infrared band (0.532 μm~1.2 μm), and the scanning slit method was used to measure the laser beam divergence angle in mid-infrared band (1.2 μm~10.6 μm). The combination of the two methods can accurately measure the laser beam divergence angle in different wavebands.

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    Yuanyuan DUAN, Xiao JI, Wanhong YIN, Dongyu YU, Jinyu ZHANG, Biao ZHANG, Yibing SONG, Gaoping LI. Calibration method for high-power and wide-band laser beam divergence angle[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2023, 44(2): 450

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 5, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 14, 2023

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    DOI:10.5768/JAO202344.0207004

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