• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 8, Issue 1, 45 (2010)
Kun Gao, Lixin Xu, Rui Zheng, Guoliang Chen, Huan Zheng, and Hai Ming
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Photonics, Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL20100801.0045 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Kun Gao, Lixin Xu, Rui Zheng, Guoliang Chen, Huan Zheng, Hai Ming. Flat-top laser beam generated by coherent beam combining of Gaussian lasers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2010, 8(1): 45 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We present a flat-top laser beam generation scheme using coherent beam combining of hexagonally arranged Gaussian lasers. To produce a beam with a flat-top profile, we optimize the amplitude and phase of each unit laser using the least-square method. Simulation results show that with 13 unit lasers, a beam with the flatness of less than 1% in the optimizing region can be achieved. The main lobe contains over 95% of the total power. The scheme requires no external beam shaping element and has the potential to be designed for high-power applications.
    Kun Gao, Lixin Xu, Rui Zheng, Guoliang Chen, Huan Zheng, Hai Ming. Flat-top laser beam generated by coherent beam combining of Gaussian lasers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2010, 8(1): 45
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