All-fiber 7x1 signal combiner for incoherent laser beam combining

Danny Noordegraaf; Martin D. Maack; Peter M. W. Skovgaard; Jeppe Johansen; Frank Becker; Steffen Belke; Mats Blomqvist; Jesper Lægsgaard

doi:10.1117/12.875078

All-fiber 7x1 signal combiner for incoherent laser beam combining

Danny Noordegraaf
, Martin D. Maack
, Peter M. W. Skovgaard
, Jeppe Johansen
, Frank Becker
, Steffen Belke
, Mats Blomqvist
, Jesper Lægsgaard

NKT Group
Rofin Sinar Laser GmbH
Optoskand AB

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We demonstrate an all-fiber 7x1 signal combiner for incoherent laser beam combining. This is a potential key component for reaching several kW of stabile laser output power. The combiner couples the output from 7 single-mode (SM) fiber lasers into a single multi-mode (MM) fiber. The input signal fibers have a core diameter of 17 μm and the output MM fiber has a core diameter of 100 μm. In a tapered section light gradually leaks out of the SM fibers and is captured by a surrounding fluorine-doped cladding. The combiner is tested up to 2.5 kW of combined output power and only a minor increase in device temperature is observed. At an intermediate power level of 600 W a beam parameter product (BPP) of 2.22 mm x mrad is measured, corresponding to an M2 value of 6.5. These values are approaching the theoretical limit dictated by brightness conservation.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7914
Pages (from-to)	79142L
ISSN	0277-786X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875078
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	Fiber Lasers 8: Technology, Systems, and Applications - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 24 Jan 2011 → 27 Jan 2011 Conference number: 8

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Conference	Fiber Lasers 8
Number	8
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	24/01/2011 → 27/01/2011

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Copyright 2011 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.

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Beam combining
Fiber lasers

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