Active coherent beam combining and beam steering using a spatial mode multiplexer

Opt Express. 2023 Sep 25;31(20):32105-32113. doi: 10.1364/OE.497350.

Abstract

Coherent beam combination is one promising way to overcome the power limit of one single laser. In this paper, we use a Multi-Plane Light Converter to combine coherently 12 fibers at 1.03 µm with a phase locking setup. The overall loss measurement gives a combination efficiency in the fundamental Hermite-Gaussian mode as high as 70%. We demonstrate for the first time the beam steering capability of the system.