摘要The beam quality of a coherent fiber laser array often suffers from the low fill factor of the Gaussian laser array. One simple and effective approach to improve the fill factor is to truncate the array element properly. An analytical expression for far-field intensity distribution of a truncated coherent fiber laser array is derived. Optimal truncation of the element beam in different coherent fiber laser arrays is obtained by using energy encircled in the far-field central-lobe as the beam quality criterion. By optimal truncation, energy encircled in the central-lobe can be 97% compared with the ideal case. The shift in optimal truncation parameter in the case of phase noise is also analyzed.
Abstract：The beam quality of a coherent fiber laser array often suffers from the low fill factor of the Gaussian laser array. One simple and effective approach to improve the fill factor is to truncate the array element properly. An analytical expression for far-field intensity distribution of a truncated coherent fiber laser array is derived. Optimal truncation of the element beam in different coherent fiber laser arrays is obtained by using energy encircled in the far-field central-lobe as the beam quality criterion. By optimal truncation, energy encircled in the central-lobe can be 97% compared with the ideal case. The shift in optimal truncation parameter in the case of phase noise is also analyzed.
ZHOU Pu;WANG Xiao-Lin;MA Yan-Xing;MA Hao-Tong;LIU Ze-Jin;XU Xiao-Jun. Optimal Truncation of Element Beam in a Coherent Fiber Laser Array[J]. 中国物理快报, 2009, 26(4): 44206-044206.
ZHOU Pu, WANG Xiao-Lin, MA Yan-Xing, MA Hao-Tong, LIU Ze-Jin, XU Xiao-Jun. Optimal Truncation of Element Beam in a Coherent Fiber Laser Array. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2009, 26(4): 44206-044206.
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