Title :
Highly efficient coherent combining and tuning of fiber lasers
Author :
Sabourdy, D. ; Kermene, V. ; Desfarges-Berthelemot, A. ; Lefort, L. ; Vampouille, M. ; Barthelemy, A. ; Even, P. ; Pureur, D.
Author_Institution :
IRCOM, CNRS, Limoges, France
Abstract :
Up to four fiber lasers were coherently combined with high efficiency, in a multiarm resonator. The method was shown to be compatible with broad wavelength tuning and to be scalable to the combination of a large number of lasers.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; coherent combination; fiber laser tuning; multiarm resonator; wavelength tuning; Diversity reception; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313676
