• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 13, Issue 6, 061406 (2015)
Hang Zhou, Zilun Chen*, Xuanfeng Zhou, Jing Hou, and Jinbao Chen
Author Affiliations
  • College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201513.061406 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Hang Zhou, Zilun Chen, Xuanfeng Zhou, Jing Hou, Jinbao Chen. All-fiber 7  ×  1 signal combiner with high beam quality for high-power fiber lasers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(6): 061406 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Schematic of the signal combiner fabricated by capillary method; (b) cross section of the signal combiner at the splice point.
    Fig. 1. (a) Schematic of the signal combiner fabricated by capillary method; (b) cross section of the signal combiner at the splice point.
    Laser field of the combiner at the following: (a) initial location; (b) final end face of the tapered bundle; (c) output laser field of the combiner; (d) far field of the output laser from the combiner.
    Fig. 2. Laser field of the combiner at the following: (a) initial location; (b) final end face of the tapered bundle; (c) output laser field of the combiner; (d) far field of the output laser from the combiner.
    Cross sections: (a) original bundle; (b) arbitrary location in the transition region; and (c) final end-face of the tapered bundle.
    Fig. 3. Cross sections: (a) original bundle; (b) arbitrary location in the transition region; and (c) final end-face of the tapered bundle.
    Transmission efficiencies of each port of the combiner.
    Fig. 4. Transmission efficiencies of each port of the combiner.
    M2 measurement of the combiner by launching seven fiber lasers at 1064 nm each with 2 W of output power into the seven input ports of the combiner.
    Fig. 5. M2 measurement of the combiner by launching seven fiber lasers at 1064 nm each with 2 W of output power into the seven input ports of the combiner.
    Hang Zhou, Zilun Chen, Xuanfeng Zhou, Jing Hou, Jinbao Chen. All-fiber 7  ×  1 signal combiner with high beam quality for high-power fiber lasers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(6): 061406
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