• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 3, 20211108 (2022)
Junjie Liu1、2、3, Yue Qi4, Quan Sheng1、2、*, Sijia Wang5, Meng Wang1、2, Degang Xu1、2, Wei Shi1、2, and Jianquan Yao1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3Tianjin Jinhang Institute of Technical Physics, Tianjin 300308, China
  • 4Tianjin Suowei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300384, China
  • 5Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing 100094, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20211108 Cite this Article
    Junjie Liu, Yue Qi, Quan Sheng, Sijia Wang, Meng Wang, Degang Xu, Wei Shi, Jianquan Yao. Optimizing the transmitter field of view of an alignment-free distributed-cavity laser incorporating cat-eye optics[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(3): 20211108 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    To realize practical alignment-free distributed-cavity laser over a large dynamic range for adaptive laser wireless power transmission, experimental investigation was carried out based on an end-pumped Nd: GdVO4 laser of cat-eye retroreflector. On the basis of compensating the spherical aberration and field curvature(FC) of the receiver, optimizing the laser working distance and field of view(FOV) of receiver, it was found that the out-of-focus of cat-eye retroreflector induced by FC of each lens at the transmitter was main factors for limiting FOV angle(off-axis tolerance at receiving end). FC of the transmitter was analyzed and calculated based on the Zemax software, aspherical lens with corrected FC was designed and fabricated to avoid the out-of-focus of the transmitter when the receiving end was off-axis, the purpose of improving the transmitter FOV was realized. Using the optimized design aspherical lens, the laser output power was over 50% of its maximum value at a long working distance of 5 m within transmitter FOV of 4.6° in the experiment. The result was enhanced significantly compared with that using the common spherical lens, but there was still a certain gap between the ideal designed value and the experimental results. It is considered that the optical aberration of the thermal lens of laser crystal is a key factor for further optimizing the FOV at the transmitter.
    Junjie Liu, Yue Qi, Quan Sheng, Sijia Wang, Meng Wang, Degang Xu, Wei Shi, Jianquan Yao. Optimizing the transmitter field of view of an alignment-free distributed-cavity laser incorporating cat-eye optics[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(3): 20211108
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