Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 36, Issue 2, 290(2009)

1 kW High Power Diode Laser with Polarization Coupled by Gran-Tylor Prism

Ding Peng*, Cao Yinhua, Su Guoqiang, Chen Hong, Wang Zhiyong, and Zuo Tiechuan
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    Output laser beam of high power quantum well diode laser is linearly polarized, and Gran-Tayor prism can distinguish two laser beams in vertical polarizing direction by its characteristic of birefringence. If the input beams are in the opposite direction of the Gran-Tayor prism, they will be coupled into one beam. The experiment takes two 600 W diode laser stacks with 808 nm centre wavelength. The polarizing direction of one beam is changed by a 1/2 wave plate, the other is unchanged, and they are polarization coupled by the Gran-Tylor prism. The laser beam propagates through fast-axis or slow-axis collimating lens, focusing lens (f=100 mm) and slow-axis spherical aberration correcting lens. When the working current is 130 A, the electro optic efficiency is about 43%. Measured with the UFF100 laser beam diagnostics meter, the focal spot is rectangular, the area is 0.547 mm×5.0 mm, the fast-axis beam parameter product is 26.1 mm·mrad, and the highest output power is 1 kW. The laser system works stably.

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    Ding Peng, Cao Yinhua, Su Guoqiang, Chen Hong, Wang Zhiyong, Zuo Tiechuan. 1 kW High Power Diode Laser with Polarization Coupled by Gran-Tylor Prism[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2009, 36(2): 290

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    Received: Apr. 1, 2008

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 23, 2009

    The Author Email: Peng Ding (dingpeng211@sina.com)

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