Sequence combining of pulsed lasers using refraction-beam-displacement

Jian Xu; Hongwei Gao; Yiting Xu; Yong Bo; Qinjun Peng; Jingyuan Zhang; Dafu Cui; Zuyan Xu

doi:10.1364/AO.52.000208

Sequence combining of pulsed lasers using refraction-beam-displacement

Appl Opt. 2013 Jan 10;52(2):208-11. doi: 10.1364/AO.52.000208.

Authors

Jian Xu¹, Hongwei Gao, Yiting Xu, Yong Bo, Qinjun Peng, Jingyuan Zhang, Dafu Cui, Zuyan Xu

Affiliation

¹ RCLPT, Key Lab of Functional Crystal and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.

PMID: 23314636
DOI: 10.1364/AO.52.000208

Abstract

We present an approach for effectively combining high-power pulsed lasers based on a refraction displacement pulse combining technique. This approach allows for lasers combining with various repetition rates, pulse duration, polarization, output power, and wavelength. The maximum number of lasers that can be combined mainly depends on their repetition rate and pulse duration. This approach is a feasible way to combine a large number of high average power lasers while maintaining good beam quality.