Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 1, 0121002(2024)

Research History and Prospects of Coherent Beam Combining of Fiber Lasers: From Perspective of Citations (Invited)

Pu Zhou*, Hongxiang Chang, Rongtao Su, Xiaolin Wang, and Yanxing Ma
Author Affiliations
  • College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan, China
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    Numbers of publications and citations in coherent beam combining of fiber lasers based on active phase control
    Country distributions of research units in search results
    Development stage in coherent beam combining of fiber lasers based on active phase control
    Research units and countries of top 50 literatures cited more frequently
    Schematic of self-organization combination of four all-fiber lasers[13]
    Schematic of heterodyne interference method[16]
    Schematic of SPGD method[22]
    Schematic of LOCSET method[28]
    Schematic of measurement method based on interference fringes[31]
    Coherent beam combining structure based on re-imaging waveguide[46]
    Coherent beam combining structure based on DOE[43]
    Coherent beam combining structure based on BS[49]
    Coherent beam combining structure based on PBS[44]
    Coherent beam combining structure based on internal phase detection[48]
    Schematic of coherent beam combining of 12 mJ femtosecond pulse[64]
    Schematic of international coherent amplification network[96]
    Concept diagrams of DE-STAR[97]. (a) Concept diagram of orbiting DE-STAR engaged in multiple tasks; (b) evaporation of asteroid surface
    Concept diagrams of Breakthrough Starshot[100].(a) Phased array of lasers will propel nanocraft towards Proxima Centauri; (b) legends and parameters
    Coherent beam combining system of 32 mJ femtosecond pulse[112]
    Schematic of THz generation from femtosecond laser[157]
    Schematic of coherent beam combining of 16-channel multicore fiber laser [162]
    Picture of laser array made by QinetiQ[180]
    Picture and application scenario of DBL made by CIVAN[181]. (a) Picture; (b) application scenario
    500 W single mode green laser with 532 nm wavelength[149]. (a) Schematic; (b) picture
    • Table 1. Several basic phase control methods and their citations

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      Table 1. Several basic phase control methods and their citations

      YearInstituteMethodReferenceNumber of citations
      2004Massachusetts Institute of Technology in USAHeterodyne interference16418
      2005University of Maryland in USASPGD21112
      2006Air Force Research Laboratory in USALOCSET27273
      2006Massachusetts Institute of Technology in USAInterference measurement3177
      2009National University of Defense Technology in ChinaSPGD25249
    • Table 2. Literatures on other phase control methods from 2006 to 2011

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      Table 2. Literatures on other phase control methods from 2006 to 2011

      YearInstituteMethodTypeReference
      2010Harbin Institute of Technology in ChinaHill-climbing

      Far-field interference

      in time domain

      39
      2010Thales in France

      Quadriwave lateral

      shearing interferometry

      Near-field interference

      in spatial domain

      40
      2010National University of Defense Technology in ChinaSingle frequency dithering

      Far-field interference

      in time domain

      41
      2011National University of Defense Technology in ChinaSine-cosine single-frequency dithering

      Far-field interference

      in time domain

      42
    • Table 3. Proposed fiber laser coherent beam combining structures from 2006 to 2011

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      Table 3. Proposed fiber laser coherent beam combining structures from 2006 to 2011

      YearInstituteStructureReference
      2008Northrop Grumman in USADiffractive optical element co-aperture43
      2010Lockheed Martin in USAPolarization beam splitter co-aperture44
      2010Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in GermanyPolarization beam splitter co-aperture45
      2010Lockheed Martin in USARe-imaging waveguide46
      2010

      University of Dayton /

      Army Research Laboratory in USA

      Internal beam-tail interference47-48
      2011Paris Sud University in FranceBeam splitter co-aperture49
    • Table 4. Partial research results of pulsed fiber laser coherent beam combining achieved from 2012 to 2016

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      Table 4. Partial research results of pulsed fiber laser coherent beam combining achieved from 2012 to 2016

      YearInstituteStructureMethodPulse durationPowerEnergyEfficiencyReference
      2012University of Michigan in USAPBS co-apertureLOCSET524 fs58.6 mW93.9%66
      2012National University of Defense Technology in ChinaTiled apertureSPGD∼3.5 ns800 W67
      2013Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in GermanyPBS co-apertureHC670 fs530 W1.3 mJ93%68
      2013University of Michigan in USACoherent spectral combiningLOCSET403 fs257 mW76.3%69
      2013Paris Sud University in FranceCoherent spectral combiningLOCSET130 fs10 W86%70
      2014Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in GermanyPBS co-apertureHC200 fs230 W5.7 mJ88%71
      2014National University of Defense Technology in ChinaPBS co-apertureSingle frequency dithering~480 ps88 W90%72
      2016Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in GermanyPBS co-apertureHC260 fs1 kW1 mJ91%73
      2016Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in GermanyPBS co-apertureLOCSET262 fs700 W12 mJ78%64
    • Table 5. Power scaling of co-aperture coherent beam combining from 2012 to 2016

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      Table 5. Power scaling of co-aperture coherent beam combining from 2012 to 2016

      YearInstituteStructureMethodPowerEfficiencyReference
      2012Northrop Grumman in USADOE co-apertureLOCSET885 W68%74
      2012Massachusetts Institute of Technology in USADOE co-apertureHill-climbing2.5 kW79%75
      2014Northrop Grumman in USADOE co-apertureLOCSET3 kW80%76
      2016National University of Defense Technology in ChinaPBS co-aperture2 kW94.5%77
      2016Air Force Research Laboratory in USADOE co-apertureLOCSET6 kW82%78
    • Table 6. Channel scaling methods proposed from 2012 to 2016

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      Table 6. Channel scaling methods proposed from 2012 to 2016

      YearInstituteMethodNumber of achieved combining beamsNumber of expected combining beamsReference
      2014Thales in FrancekHz interference measurement1610479
      2014Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales in FranceOrthogonal coding310380
      2015Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in KoreaCascaded multi-dithering1610481
      2015Université de Limoges in FranchPhase-intensity mapping1682
      2016China Academy of Engineering Physics in ChinaMultilevel phase dithering3083
      2016National University of Defense Technology in ChinaCascaded SPGD1684
    • Table 7. Breakthroughs and citations of fiber laser coherent beam combining power index

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      Table 7. Breakthroughs and citations of fiber laser coherent beam combining power index

      YearInstituteMethodPowerReferenceNumber of citationsNumber of citations per year
      2006Northrop Grumman in USAHeterodyne interference470 W1928716.9
      2009Air Force Research Laboratory in USALOCSET725 W30966.9
      2011University of Defense Technology in USASingle dithering1.08 kW5621618
      2011Massachusetts Institute of Technology in USASPGD4 kW5740033.3
      2016Air Force Research Laboratory in USALOCSET4.9 kW78507.1
      2020Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena in GermanyLOCSET10.4 kW8924280.7
      2020CIVAN in Israel16 kW1097725.7
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    Pu Zhou, Hongxiang Chang, Rongtao Su, Xiaolin Wang, Yanxing Ma. Research History and Prospects of Coherent Beam Combining of Fiber Lasers: From Perspective of Citations (Invited)[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(1): 0121002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Perspective

    Received: Dec. 6, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 29, 2023

    Published Online: Jan. 19, 2024

    The Author Email: Pu Zhou (zhoupu203@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL231480

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL231480

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