• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 28, Issue 5, 923 (2008)
Li Jianfeng1、2、*, Duan Kailiang1, Wang Jianming1, Wang Yishan1, Zhao Wei1, and Guo Yongkang2
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    Li Jianfeng, Duan Kailiang, Wang Jianming, Wang Yishan, Zhao Wei, Guo Yongkang. Experiment of Coherence-Locking of Two Photonic Crystal Fiber Lasers[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2008, 28(5): 923 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Beam coherent combination of two photonic crystal fiber (PCF) lasers is experimentally studied by using self-imaging resonator technique, and phase-locking of the two PCF lasers is achieved. Clear and stable interference strips are observed even without a filter in high-power operation and in environmental noise condition. The advantages of PCF laser in coherent combination over the conventional double-cladding fiber (DCF) are demonstrated. Experiments also show that the reflectivity of coupling output mirror affects coherent output power. The slope efficiencies of two PCF lasers running in in-phase mode are 63.8%, 61.6% and 60.2% for the reflectivity 5%, 10% and 15% of the reflector, respectively. The maximum coherent output power of 95.8W and the combination efficiency of 90.2% are obtained when the pump power is 150 W for the reflectivity of 5%. No thermo-optical problems occur during the experiments, which means that a higher coherent power can be further achieved by using this technique.
    Li Jianfeng, Duan Kailiang, Wang Jianming, Wang Yishan, Zhao Wei, Guo Yongkang. Experiment of Coherence-Locking of Two Photonic Crystal Fiber Lasers[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2008, 28(5): 923
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