TY - JOUR
T1 - Volume Bragg grating external cavities for the passive phase locking of high-brightness diode laser arrays: theoretical and experimental study
AU - Paboeuf, David
AU - Vijayakumar, Deepak
AU - Jensen, Ole Bjarlin
AU - Thestrup Nielsen, Birgitte
AU - Lim, Jun
AU - Sujecki, Slawomir
AU - Larkins, Eric
AU - Lucas-Leclin, Gaelle
AU - Georges, Patrick
N1 - This paper was published in Optical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-28-5-1289. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We describe the theoretical modeling of the external-cavity operation of a phase-locked array of diode lasers in two configurations, the self-imaging cavity based on the Talbot effect and the angular-filtering cavity. Complex filtering functions, such as the transmission or reflection of a volume Bragg grating (VBG), may be introduced in the external-cavity description. Experiments with high-brightness diode laser arrays were also conducted. The experimental results are carefully analyzed with regard to the numerical simulations, and the beneficial effect of the spectral selectivity of VBGs is demonstrated. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
AB - We describe the theoretical modeling of the external-cavity operation of a phase-locked array of diode lasers in two configurations, the self-imaging cavity based on the Talbot effect and the angular-filtering cavity. Complex filtering functions, such as the transmission or reflection of a volume Bragg grating (VBG), may be introduced in the external-cavity description. Experiments with high-brightness diode laser arrays were also conducted. The experimental results are carefully analyzed with regard to the numerical simulations, and the beneficial effect of the spectral selectivity of VBGs is demonstrated. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
U2 - 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001289
DO - 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001289
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0740-3224
VL - 28
SP - 1289
EP - 1299
JO - Optical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics
JF - Optical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics
IS - 5
ER -