Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 38, Issue 4, 402002(2011)

Evaluation and Measurement for Beam Quality of Coherent Beam Combination of Lasers in Two-Dimensional Distribution

Li Zhen1,2、*, Xue Yuhao1,2, Zhou Jun1, He Bing1, Liu Chi1,2, Qi Yunfeng1, Dong Jingxing1, Wei Yunrong1, Lou Qihong1, and Pan Zhiyong3
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    Beam quality (BQ) of the coherent beam combination system of lasers in two-dimensional distribution is studied with BQ as the evaluation factor for beam quality of the output laser. By using passive phase locking technology with optical feedback in a ring cavity, the experimental setup of coherent beam combination of four lasers in two dimensions is built, and the combination of four fiber lasers is realized. When the diameter of ideal beam is selected as the circumscribed circle diameter of sub-beams in near-field, circular flat-topped beam or Gaussian beam is taken as the ideal beam model. Corresponding to different bucket sizes of laser spot in far-field, BQs are measured separately. The results show that, the selection of ideal beam model in the definition has little effect on BQ, but the selection of bucket size of laser spot in far-field has greater impact on BQ. The BQs of different coherent beam combination systems should be evaluated with a clear definition of BQ.

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    Li Zhen, Xue Yuhao, Zhou Jun, He Bing, Liu Chi, Qi Yunfeng, Dong Jingxing, Wei Yunrong, Lou Qihong, Pan Zhiyong. Evaluation and Measurement for Beam Quality of Coherent Beam Combination of Lasers in Two-Dimensional Distribution[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(4): 402002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Laser physics

    Received: Oct. 18, 2010

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 2, 2011

    The Author Email: Zhen Li (lznkgx@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201138.0402002

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