DocumentCode
1829862
Title
Advances in fiber laser beam combination
Author
Rothenberg, Joshua E.
Author_Institution
Northrop Grumman Space Technol., Redondo Beach, CA
fYear
2009
fDate
22-26 March 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A number of methods have been proposed to combine high power fiber beams with near diffraction limited beam quality, including active and passive phasing, and spectral combination. The prospects, limitations, and further development of these methods are discussed.
Keywords
laser beams; optical fibres; active phasing; fiber laser beam combination; high power fiber beams; near diffraction limited beam quality; passive phasing; Bandwidth; Brightness; Brillouin scattering; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical diffraction; Optical saturation; Phased arrays; Power lasers; US Department of Energy; (060.2320) Fiber amplifiers and oscillators; (140.3298) Laser beam combining; (140.3325) Laser coupling;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-865-0
Type
conf
Filename
5032846
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