Over 10-kW fiber laser spectral beam combination based on dichromatic mirrors

Xi Xiao-Ming; Yang Bao-Lai; Wang Peng; Zhang Han-Wei; Wang Xiao-Lin; Han Kai; Wang Ze-Feng; Xu Xiao-Jun; Chen Jin-Bao

doi:10.7498/aps.72.20230657

Abstract

Owing to the advantages of good beam quality, high conversion efficiency, convenient thermal management and compact structure, high power fiber lasers have been widely desired in industrial processing. So far, the output power has been strictly limited by the nonlinear effects and transverse mode instability. In order to break through the power limitation, here we experimentally demonstrate a power boosting technology called spectral beam combination based on dichromatic mirrors. Firstly, high power fiber amplifiers with different central wavelengths are established for the spectral combination. Secondly, utilizing a dual-beam combined system and two homemade high power fiber amplifiers, an output power of 10 kW is achieved, with a remarkable combination efficiency of 98.3% and a beam quality of M ²～1.33. Secondly, using a three-beam combined system, an output power of 13.5 kW is obtained with a combination efficiency of 96.8% and beam quality of M ²～1.61. By increasing the number of input beams and their output power as well, we believe that a higher output power can be achieved based on dichromatic mirror spectral beam combination.

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1.
College of Advanced Interidisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
2.
Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
3.
Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China

Corresponding author: Wang Xiao-Lin, chinaphotonics@163.com ; Wang Ze-Feng, zefengwang_nudt@163.com ;

Funds: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61905282, 62005315).

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图 1 光纤激光放大器结构示意图

Figure 1. Schematic of the fiber amplifiers.

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图 2 两路合束实验中激光器在最高输出功率时的光谱

Figure 2. Optical spectra of the fiber amplifiers at the maximum output power for the dual-beam combination experiment.

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图 8 (a)三路激光合束装置示意图; (b)三路激光光谱以及双色镜的透射曲线

Figure 8. (a) Schematic of the three-beam combining setup; (b) beam spectra and transmission curve of the dichromatic mirrors.

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图 3 1050 nm光纤激光放大器结构示意图

Figure 3. Schematic of the 1050 nm fiber amplifier.

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图 4 三路合束实验中单路激光器最高功率时的光谱

Figure 4. Optical spectra of the fiber amplifiers for the three-beam combination experiment.

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图 5 (a)两路激光合束装置示意图和(b)双色镜透射曲线(CL, 凹透镜; PM, 功率计)

Figure 5. (a) Schematic diagram of the dual-beam combining setup; (b) transmission curve of the dichromatic mirror (CL, concave lens; PM, power meter).

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图 6 两路合成实验结果　(a)功率与效率; (b)合成输出光谱和光斑

Figure 6. Results of the dual-beam combining experiment: (a) Optical power and combining efficiency; (b) output spectrum and beam profile.

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图 7 两路合束系统中单路(a), (b)和合束后(c)激光的光束质量测量结果

Figure 7. Measured beam quality of the (a), (b) fiber amplifiers and the (c) dual-beam combined laser.

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图 9 单路激光光束质量测量结果　(a) 1050 nm; (b) 1069 nm; (c) 1085 nm

Figure 9. Measured beam quality of the pre-combining lasers: (a) 1050 nm; (b) 1069 nm; (c) 1085 nm.

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图 10 三路合束激光的(a)光谱和(b)光束质量

Figure 10. Optical spectrum (a) and beam quality (b) of the three-beam combined laser.

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