Title :
Coherent beam combining of kilo-watt high-average-power narrow-linewidth nanosecond fiber amplifiers
Author :
Zejin Liu ; Pu Zhou ; Rongtao Su ; Xiaolin Wang ; Yanxing Ma
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Optoelectric Sci. & Eng., Nat. Univ. of Defense Technol., Changsha, China
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We report coherent combining of seven nanosecond all-fiber amplifier array with an overall average power of 1.2 kW. The combined laser has a pulse width of ~3 ns and a peak power of 75.1 kW.
Keywords :
laser arrays; laser beams; light coherence; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; spectral line narrowing; average power; coherent beam combining; nanosecond all-fiber amplifier array; narrow linewidth; peak power; power 1.2 kW; power 75.1 kW; pulse width; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optimized production technology; Power amplifiers; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600001
