Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 17, 1701002(2025)

High Brightness Fiber Coupled Blue Laser Diode with kW Level Power Output

Lanping Zhang1,2,3, Hualing Wu1,2, Quanwei Jiang1,2, Linhui Guo1,2,3, Chengqian Wang1,2, Songxin Gao1,2, and Guobin Fan2,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), Mianyang 621900, Sichuan , China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Laser and High Power Microwave, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan , China
  • 3Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), Beijing 100088, China
  • 4Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, Sichuan , China
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    Figures & Tables(17)
    Beam quality measurement results of single chip
    Measurement results of chip's beam characteristics
    Design of single polarization of 105 μm fiber coupling
    Spots after space assembling
    A spot after fiber coupling
    Structural design of 105 μm fiber coupling module
    Arrangement of beam combining units
    Schematic of fiber beam combining
    Power measurement of 105 μm fiber coupled LD module
    Power-current curve of 220 μm fiber coupled LD module
    Test of 220 μm fiber coupled LD module
    • Table 1. High brightness blue fiber coupled lasers from NUBURU and Laserline

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      Table 1. High brightness blue fiber coupled lasers from NUBURU and Laserline

      ProductMax output power /WFiber core diameter /μmBeam parameter product (BPP) /(mm·mrad)
      Nuburu AO-200200200<15
      Nuburu AO-65065040030
      Nuburu AI-15001500100<11
      LDMblue500-6050060060
      LDMblue1000-60100060040
      LDMblue1500-601500100060
      LDMblue2000-602000100060
    • Table 2. Technique parameters of different blue LD modules

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      Table 2. Technique parameters of different blue LD modules

      InstituteFiber parameter

      Power /

      W

      Spatial brightness /

      (MW‧cm-2‧sr-1

      Comment
      Core diameter /μmNA
      NUBURU1000.221500125.6Wavelength combining,containing near-infrared waveband
      Laserline3000.22400037.22
      Osaka University4000.2215007.85
      Naoki Hayamizu1000.2218515.49Usually operating at 150 W
      BWT3300.2210007.69
      Beijing University of Technology105144.7~10.99
      Huazhong University of Science and Technology2000.222304.81
      Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, CAS2000.2250010.47
      Xinghan Laser1050.2220015.19
      Raycus2000.2250010.47
      Institute of Applied Electronics, CAEP1050.22755.7
      Institute of Applied Electronics, CAEP2200.285017.79Single polarization (2021)
    • Table 3. Parameters of single chip and beam collimator

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      Table 3. Parameters of single chip and beam collimator

      ParameterValue
      Strip width of chip /μm45
      Divergence of slow axis /(°)9
      Divergence of fast axis /(°)46
      M2 of slow axis14.885
      M2 of fast axis1.297
      Focal length of fast-axis collimator (FAC) /mm0.3
      Focal length of slow-axis collimator (SAC) /mm9
      BPP of slow axis /(mm·mrad)2.132
      BPP of fast axis /(mm·mrad)0.186
    • Table 4. Reliability analysis

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      Table 4. Reliability analysis

      ComponentQuantityLifetime /hFailure rate /h⁻¹Operating time /hUnit reliabilityReliabilityMTBF /h
      Total10000.7738839640.4079516741115.316
      COS4040000.0002510000.7788007830.46151293.204
      FAC4010000000.00000110000.99900050.96078943925000
      SAC4010000000.00000110000.99900050.96078943925000
      Small mirror4010000000.00000110000.99900050.96078943925000
      Fiber module13000003.33×10-610000.9966722160.996672216300000
    • Table 5. Power distribution of sub-beams

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      Table 5. Power distribution of sub-beams

      No.Power after beam combining /WComment
      112540 single chips@2.4 A, numerical aperture of 0.19
      212340 single chips@2.4 A, numerical aperture of 0.19
      311740 single chips@2.4 A, numerical aperture of 0.19
      412340 single chips@2.4 A, numerical aperture of 0.19
      511740 single chips@2.4 A, numerical aperture of 0.19
      612340 single chips@2.4 A, numerical aperture of 0.19
      712340 single chips@2.8 A, numerical aperture of 0.19
    • Table 6. Parameters after beam collimation and focusing

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      Table 6. Parameters after beam collimation and focusing

      ParameterValue
      Divergence after fast axis collimation /mrad4
      Beam width after fast axis collimation /mm3(0.38×8)
      Divergence after slow axis collimation /mrad5
      Beam width after slow axis collimation /mm1.6
      Beam size after focusing /μm54.42
      Numerical aperture after focusing0.196
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    Lanping Zhang, Hualing Wu, Quanwei Jiang, Linhui Guo, Chengqian Wang, Songxin Gao, Guobin Fan. High Brightness Fiber Coupled Blue Laser Diode with kW Level Power Output[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(17): 1701002

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Mar. 20, 2025

    Accepted: Apr. 22, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 17, 2025

    The Author Email: Guobin Fan (fanguobin@caep.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL250620

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL250620

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