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Coherent polarization locking of a diode emitter array.

S P Ng¹, P B Phua

¹Temasek Laboratories & School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

|July 3, 2009

Summary

Researchers achieved coherent combining of diode emitters using polarization locking, boosting laser brightness by 50 times. This method enhances diode bar performance for high-power laser applications.

Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Laser Physics
Semiconductor Lasers

Background:

Diode bars are crucial light sources but often suffer from low brightness due to incoherent emission.
Coherent combining of multiple emitters is a key challenge for high-power laser systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate a novel technique for coherent combining of diode emitters in a standard diode bar.
To enhance the brightness of diode laser arrays.

Main Methods:

Utilized a coherent polarization locking technique with an external laser cavity.
Employed birefringent walk-off crystals and a polarizing beam splitter for passive phase locking.
Spatially overlapped emissions from four diode emitters.

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Main Results:

Successfully demonstrated coherent combining of four diode emitters.
Achieved a coherently combined output power of 1030 mW.
Increased the laser brightness of the diode bar by approximately 50 times.

Conclusions:

Coherent polarization locking is an effective method for enhancing diode bar brightness.
The demonstrated technique offers a pathway to high-brightness, high-power semiconductor laser sources.
This advancement has implications for various laser applications requiring high beam quality.