Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 30, Issue 11, 3209(2010)

Coherent Beam Combination of Passive Phase Locking of an Array of Three Fiber Lasers in One Dimension by a Ring Cavity

Li Zhen1,2,3、*, Zhou Jun1,2, He Bing1,2, Xue Yuhao1,2,3, Qi Yunfeng1,2, Liu Chi1,2,3, and Lou Qihong1,2
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    Technique for passive phase locking of fiber lasers by an all-optical feedback loop is studied theoretically and experimentally. The experimental setup of coherent beam combination of three fiber lasers in one dimension is built, and phase-locking of three fiber lasers is achieved and stable interference patterns are observed. The influence of duty ratios on the interference patterns in the far field is studied. Main factors that affect the cavity loss are analyzed. Random peaks corresponding to different wavelengths are found in the spectrum of coherent output laser. By using a narrow bandwidth filter, the spectral range of coherent output laser can be restricted. However, the phenomenon mentioned above still exists. And theoretical analysis is given to explain these random wavelengths existing in this kind of technique for passive phase-locking.

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    Li Zhen, Zhou Jun, He Bing, Xue Yuhao, Qi Yunfeng, Liu Chi, Lou Qihong. Coherent Beam Combination of Passive Phase Locking of an Array of Three Fiber Lasers in One Dimension by a Ring Cavity[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2010, 30(11): 3209

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Dec. 31, 2009

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 16, 2010

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

    DOI:10.3788/aos20103011.3209

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