Performance of multi-frequency dithering algorithm in coherent beam combination

Gao Heng; Li Binglin; Yang Yifeng; He Bing

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202335.220285

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Gao Heng, Li Binglin, Yang Yifeng, et al. Performance of multi-frequency dithering algorithm in coherent beam combination[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35: 041009. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220285

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Gao Heng, Li Binglin, Yang Yifeng, et al. Performance of multi-frequency dithering algorithm in coherent beam combination[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35: 041009. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220285

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Performance of multi-frequency dithering algorithm in coherent beam combination

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220285

Gao Heng^{1, 2
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Li Binglin¹,
Yang Yifeng^{1
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He Bing^{1
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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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School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

Received Date: 2022-09-08
Accepted Date: 2023-01-06
Rev Recd Date: 2023-01-11

Available Online: 2023-03-28

Publish Date: 2023-03-30

Abstract

Abstract

The principle of the multi-frequency dithering algorithm is analyzed. The 2-11 channel coherent combining system is simulated as a mathematical model based on the principle of wave optics. The dynamic noise model is introduced, and the root-mean-square (RMS) phase error of the totally combined beam is taken as the evaluation function. The effects of noise frequency and amplitude on the phase locking effect of coherent combining system with different arrays are analyzed. When the noise frequency or amplitude is very large, the algorithm can no longer compensate the phase noise, the phase locking will fail. It is proved that there is an optimal interval between the gain coefficient and the modulation amplitude and only within this interval can phase locking be completed quickly. By introducing the concept of effective bandwidth control, the phase-locking performance of the multi-frequency algorithm has been evaluated intuitively. The research shows that the effective control bandwidth is directly proportional to the sampling frequency and the first-way modulation frequency, and inversely proportional to the noise amplitude, and the effective control bandwidth decreases with the increase of array size.
- coherent beam combination,
- active phase lock,
- multi-frequency dithering,
- fiber laser,
- RMS phase error

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