Title :
Spectral beam combining of high power fiber lasers
Author :
Schreiber, T. ; Haarlammert, N. ; Eberhardt, R. ; Tünnermann, A.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Appl. Opt. & Precision Eng., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We review the technique of spectral beam combining and discuss detailed limitations in the laser systems used for combination of multiple cw and pulsed fiber amplifiers to kW average power and mJ´s of pulse energy.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; high power fiber lasers; laser systems; multiple cw fiber amplifiers; pulse energy; pulsed fiber amplifiers; spectral beam; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser beams; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358862
