Coherent polarization beam combining of 16-channel femtosecond fiber lasers

  • Jiayi Zhang
  • , Bo Ren*
  • , Can Li*
  • , Hongxiang Chang
  • , Zhenqiang Tang
  • , Tao Wang
  • , Kun Guo
  • , Gehui Xie
  • , Jinyong Leng
  • , Lei Si
  • , Wenxue Li
  • , Pu Zhou*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Coherent beam combination (CBC) has been recognized as an effective way to break through the power limitation of single-channel femtosecond fiber lasers. Based on the stochastic parallel gradient descent (SPGD) algorithm and fiber stretcher for phase-locked control, we have achieved efficient filled aperture coherent polarization beam combination of sixteen-channel ultrafast fiber lasers. The combined output average power was 15 W, corresponding to a high combination efficiency of 94%. The phase residue error was estimated to be λ 21 in the closed loop state. In addition, the compressed output pulse duration was 633 fs. It is anticipated that higher power and combining efficiency can be realized by further introducing the beam pointing control for each channel.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Fiber Laser Conference, AFL 2024
EditorsGuoqing Chang, Yan Feng
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510688872
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Externally publishedYes
Event2024 Advanced Fiber Laser Conference, AFL 2024 - Changsha, China
Duration: 8 Nov 202410 Nov 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13544
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference2024 Advanced Fiber Laser Conference, AFL 2024
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChangsha
Period8/11/2410/11/24

Keywords

  • coherent beam combination
  • coherent polarization beam combination
  • fiber laser
  • ultrafast laser

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