1.8kW diode laser system for fibre-delivery using brightness-enhanced diode stacks and a novel final beam-shaper

H. J. Baker; J. F. Monjardin; P. Kneip; D. R. Hall; R. McBride

doi:10.1117/12.762786

1.8kW diode laser system for fibre-delivery using brightness-enhanced diode stacks and a novel final beam-shaper

H. J. Baker, J. F. Monjardin, P. Kneip, D. R. Hall, R. McBride

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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A 1.8kW diode laser source made up of 100 W diode bars is designed for fibre delivery, using two new techniques to enhance the delivered brightness and equalise the beam-parameter product. Custom corrective phase plates in laser-cut silica are attached permanently to the two stacks of ten bars, correcting bar smile and restoring a factor of 2.5 in lost brightness. The two units are beam-compacted and polarisation coupled to a single array beam. As a final step, a novel confocal beam-slicer produces five segments from the slow-axis beam profile and stacks the segments in the fast-axis direction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VI
Volume	6876
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762786
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XVI - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 21 Jan 2008 → 24 Jan 2008

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Conference	Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XVI
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Jose, CA
Period	21/01/08 → 24/01/08

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Beam-shaping
Diode laser bars

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Baker, HJ, Monjardin, JF, Kneip, P, Hall, DR & McBride, R 2008, 1.8kW diode laser system for fibre-delivery using brightness-enhanced diode stacks and a novel final beam-shaper. in High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications VI. vol. 6876, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XVI, San Jose, CA, United States, 21/01/08. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762786

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1.8kW diode laser system for fibre-delivery using brightness-enhanced diode stacks and a novel final beam-shaper

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