Research progress on fiber laser spectral beam combining system and grating thermal analysis

Wang Hanbin; Yang Yifeng; Yuan Zhijun; Xian Yuqiao; Liu Meizhong; Wu Wenjie; Li Binglin; He Bing; Zhou Jun

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Wang Hanbin, Yang Yifeng, Yuan Zhijun, et al. Research progress on fiber laser spectral beam combining system and grating thermal analysis[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 121002. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.200240

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Wang Hanbin, Yang Yifeng, Yuan Zhijun, et al. Research progress on fiber laser spectral beam combining system and grating thermal analysis[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 121002. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.200240

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Research progress on fiber laser spectral beam combining system and grating thermal analysis

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.200240

Wang Hanbin^{1, 3
,},
Yang Yifeng¹,
Yuan Zhijun¹,
Xian Yuqiao^{1, 2},
Liu Meizhong^{1, 2},
Wu Wenjie^{1, 4},
Li Binglin^{1, 2},
He Bing^{1
,
,},
Zhou Jun^{1
,
,}

1.
Shanghai Key Laboratory of All Solid-State Laser and Applied Techniques, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
3.
School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
4.
School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

Received Date: 2020-08-17
Rev Recd Date: 2020-10-22
Publish Date: 2020-11-19

Abstract

Abstract

The output power of single fiber is limited by the thermal effects, laser damage threshold, and nonlinear optical effects. Beam combining technology has been proposed to break through the limit of single fiber and achieve higher output power fiber laser. Spectral beam combining technology has the advantages of good beam quality and simple structure, which stands out among many beam combining technologies. We review several typical kinds of spectral beam combining technologies of fiber lasers, including their principles, current status, advantages and disadvantages. The recent progress of thermal distortion of the grating was introduced and discussed from the aspects of theoretical and experimental research, and the development trend of spectral beam combining technology are prospected.
- laser optics,
- spectral beam combining,
- thermal analysis,
- fiber laser,
- beam quality

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