Brightness-Scaling Potential of Actively Phase-Locked Solid-State Laser Arrays

Brightness-Scaling Potential of Actively Phase-Locked Solid-State Laser Arrays

Recent progress in developing phased arrays of high-brightness solid-state lasers is summarized. We address the prospects for continued brightness-scaling via a model that extrapolates measured results to large numbers of array elements and provides a quantitative illustration of the features of coh...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics 2007-05, Vol.13 (3), p.460-472
Hauptverfasser: Goodno, G.D., Asman, C.P., Anderegg, J., Brosnan, S., Cheung, E.C., Hammons, D., Injeyan, H., Komine, H., Long, W.H., McClellan, M., McNaught, S.J., Redmond, S., Simpson, R., Sollee, J., Weber, M., Weiss, S.B., Wickham, M.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arrays
Beams (radiation)
Coherence
Diodes
Extrapolation
Fiber lasers
Laser amplifiers
Laser arrays
laser beam
Laser beams
Laser noise
Optical arrays
Phased arrays
Power generation
Power lasers
Quantum electronics
Solid lasers
Solid state lasers
Space technology
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Zusammenfassung:Recent progress in developing phased arrays of high-brightness solid-state lasers is summarized. We address the prospects for continued brightness-scaling via a model that extrapolates measured results to large numbers of array elements and provides a quantitative illustration of the features of coherent beam combination. This demonstrates that with present-day technology, both slab and fiber lasers have the capability to scale to unprecedented brightness levels.
ISSN:1077-260X
1558-4542
DOI:10.1109/JSTQE.2007.896618