• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 50, Issue 19, 1901009 (2023)
Zhenghao Zhang1、2, Fang Wei1、3、*, Huimin Wu1, Qingshuai Su1, Chen Chen1, Qing Ye1, and Haiwen Cai1、3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai 201210, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL230467 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhenghao Zhang, Fang Wei, Huimin Wu, Qingshuai Su, Chen Chen, Qing Ye, Haiwen Cai. Coherent Beam Combining Laser Source Based on an Injection‑Locked DFB Laser Array Using Planar Lightwave Circuit Technology[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(19): 1901009 Copy Citation Text show less
    Butterfly packaged four-channel combined transmitter optical subassembly. (a) Schematic; (b) physical diagram (30 mm×15 mm×9 mm)
    Fig. 1. Butterfly packaged four-channel combined transmitter optical subassembly. (a) Schematic; (b) physical diagram (30 mm×15 mm×9 mm)
    Experimental setup for testing the coherent beam combining effect of injection-locked DFB laser array coherently combined via planar lightwave
    Fig. 2. Experimental setup for testing the coherent beam combining effect of injection-locked DFB laser array coherently combined via planar lightwave
    Effect of laser operating current on the power after coherent addition of two injected locked laser beams
    Fig. 3. Effect of laser operating current on the power after coherent addition of two injected locked laser beams
    Schematic figure of coherent addition of the output light from two injection-locked DFB lasers
    Fig. 4. Schematic figure of coherent addition of the output light from two injection-locked DFB lasers
    Phase noise of the master laser and injection-locked slave lasers containing different numbers of DFB lasers
    Fig. 5. Phase noise of the master laser and injection-locked slave lasers containing different numbers of DFB lasers
    Relative intensity noise of the master laser and injection-locked slave lasers containing different numbers of DFB lasers
    Fig. 6. Relative intensity noise of the master laser and injection-locked slave lasers containing different numbers of DFB lasers
    Serial number of the laserOperating current for three lasers /mAOptical power for three lasers /mWOperating current for four lasers /mAOptical power or four lasers /mW
    1257.33.895255.43.874
    2134.22.368
    3179.23.273171.93.105
    4186.93.764179.53.561
    Table 1. Operating current and output optical power of the four DFB lasers
    Injected power /mWIntrinsic linewidth /Hz
    1 laser2 lasers3 lasers4 lasers
    1.0012.1525.3599.1863.11
    1.2512.4229.2988.8998.30
    1.5014.5923.9453.0055.24
    Table 2. Effect of the number of lasers and injected power on intrinsic linewidth
    Zhenghao Zhang, Fang Wei, Huimin Wu, Qingshuai Su, Chen Chen, Qing Ye, Haiwen Cai. Coherent Beam Combining Laser Source Based on an Injection‑Locked DFB Laser Array Using Planar Lightwave Circuit Technology[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(19): 1901009
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