研究目的
Investigating the method of coherent beam combining by noncollinear sum-frequency generation to scale pulse energy and peak power beyond the limitations of single fiber amplifiers.
研究成果
The study successfully demonstrated coherent beam combining of 4 high-power fiber amplifiers with up to 49% efficiency, exceeding the peak-power limitations of a single fiber amplifier. The combined beam achieved 97 W average power and 108 μJ pulse energy, with nearly diffraction-limited beam quality at low conversion efficiency.
研究不足
Non-ideal fundamental beam quality and back-conversion effects led to a reduction in efficiency at higher power levels. Beam quality deteriorated slightly as conversion efficiency increased.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The experiment utilized a noncollinear phase-matching configuration with a second-order nonlinear crystal for beam combining. Active phase control was implemented using a gradient descent algorithm.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
Pulses with 240 ps duration and 1038 nm wavelength were generated in a fiber oscillator, amplified in fiber amplifiers, and then split into 4 channels for further amplification.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
Fiber amplifiers based on photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with ~40 μm core diameter, LBO nonlinear crystal, photodiode, fast microcontroller, fiber-pigtailed phase modulator.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
Pulses were amplified, split, and then directed and focused noncollinearly into the LBO crystal. Phase control was applied to stabilize the optical phase.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
Output power and conversion efficiency were measured versus output power from fiber amplifiers. Beam quality was assessed using M2 measurements.
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