Coherent combining of a fiber laser array via cascaded internal phase control technique

Jinhu Long; Jiayi Zhang; Hongxiang Chang; Qi Chang; Yu Deng; Zixin Yang; Jian Wu; Rongtao Su; Yanxing Ma; Pengfei Ma; Pu Zhou

doi:10.3788/COL202321.081402

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 8, 081402(2023)

Coherent combining of a fiber laser array via cascaded internal phase control technique

Jinhu Long¹, Jiayi Zhang¹, Hongxiang Chang¹, Qi Chang¹, Yu Deng¹, Zixin Yang¹, Jian Wu¹, Rongtao Su^1,2、*, Yanxing Ma^1,2, Pengfei Ma^1,2, and Pu Zhou^1、**

Author Affiliations

¹College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

²Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

Received: Jan. 2, 2023

Accepted: Apr. 25, 2023

Posted: Apr. 26, 2023

Published Online: Aug. 9, 2023

The Author Email: Rongtao Su (surongtao@126.com), Pu Zhou (zhoupu203@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/COL202321.081402

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