Collective coherent phase combining of 64 fibers

doi:10.1364/OE.19.017053

Collective coherent phase combining of 64 fibers

Jérome Bourderionnet, Cindy Bellanger, Jérome Primot, and Arnaud Brignon »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 18, pp. 17053-17058 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.017053

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Abstract

A new architecture for active coherent beam combining of a large number of fibers is demonstrated. The approach is based on a self-referenced quadriwave shearing interferometer and active control with arrays of electro-optic ceramic modulators. Coherent phase combining of 64 independent amplified fibers is obtained. This is to our knowledge the highest reported number of combined fibers. A Strehl ratio degradation less than 2dB is achieved with a residual phase error <λ/10 rms.

OCIS Codes
(140.3290) Lasers and laser optics : Laser arrays
(140.3298) Lasers and laser optics : Laser beam combining

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: June 27, 2011
Revised Manuscript: August 8, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: August 11, 2011
Published: August 16, 2011

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Jérome Bourderionnet, Cindy Bellanger, Jérome Primot, and Arnaud Brignon, "Collective coherent phase combining of 64 fibers," Opt. Express 19, 17053-17058 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-18-17053

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C. Labaune, D. Hulin, A. Galvanauskas, and G. Mourou, “On the feasibility of a fiber-based inertial fusion laser driver,” Opt. Commun. 281(15-16), 4075–4080 (2008). [CrossRef]
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S. Demoustier, C. Bellanger, A. Brignon, and J. P. Huignard, “Coherent beam combining of 1.5µm Er-Yb doped fiber amplifiers,” Fiber Int. Opt. 27(5), 392–406 (2008). [CrossRef]
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C. Bellanger, A. Brignon, B. Toulon, J. Primot, F. Bouamrane, T. Bouvet, S. Megtert, L. Quetel, and T. Allain, “Design of a fiber-collimated array for beam combining,” Opt. Eng. 50(2), 025005 (2011). [CrossRef]
B. Toulon, J. Primot, N. Guérineau, R. Haïdar, S. Velghe, and R. Mercier, “Step-selective measurement by grating-based lateral shearing interferometry for segmented telescopes,” Opt. Commun. 279(2), 240–243 (2007). [CrossRef]
B. Toulon, G. Vincent, R. Haïdar, N. Guérineau, S. Collin, J. L. Pelouard, and J. Primot, “Holistic characterization of complex transmittances generated by infrared sub-wavelength gratings,” Opt. Express 16(10), 7060–7070 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. Mousset, C. Rouyer, G. Marre, N. Blanchot, S. Montant, and B. Wattellier, “Piston measurement by quadriwave lateral shearing interferometry,” Opt. Lett. 31(17), 2634–2636 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
C. Bellanger, B. Toulon, J. Primot, L. Lombard, J. Bourderionnet, and A. Brignon, “Collective phase measurement of an array of fiber lasers by quadriwave lateral shearing interferometry for coherent beam combining,” Opt. Lett. 35(23), 3931–3933 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. D. Goodno, C. C. Shih, and J. E. Rothenberg, “Perturbative analysis of coherent combining efficiency with mismatched lasers,” Opt. Express 18(24), 25403–25414 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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[1] T. Y. Fan, “Laser beam combining for high-power, high radiance sources,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 11(3), 567–577 (2005). [CrossRef]

[2] C. Labaune, D. Hulin, A. Galvanauskas, and G. Mourou, “On the feasibility of a fiber-based inertial fusion laser driver,” Opt. Commun. 281(15-16), 4075–4080 (2008). [CrossRef]

[3] W. M. Neubert, K. H. Kudielka, W. R. Leeb, and A. L. Scholtz, “Experimental demonstration of an optical phased array antenna for laser space communications,” Appl. Opt. 33(18), 3820–3830 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[4] C. Stace, C. J. C. Harisson, R. G. Clarke, D. C. Jones, and A. M. Scott, “Fiber bundle lasers and their applications,” Paper B21, 1st Electro Magnetic Remote Sensing Defence Technical Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2004)

[5] H. Bruesselbach, S. Wang, M. Minden, D. C. Jones, and M. Mangir, “Power-scalable phase-compensating fiber array transceiver for laser communications through the atmosphere,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 22(2), 347–353 (2005). [CrossRef]

[6] S. J. Augst, T. Y. Fan, and A. Sanchez, “Coherent beam combining and phase noise measurements of ytterbium fiber amplifiers,” Opt. Lett. 29(5), 474–476 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[7] S. Demoustier, C. Bellanger, A. Brignon, and J. P. Huignard, “Coherent beam combining of 1.5µm Er-Yb doped fiber amplifiers,” Fiber Int. Opt. 27(5), 392–406 (2008). [CrossRef]

[8] T. M. Shay, V. Benham, J. T. Baker, B. Ward, A. D. Sanchez, M. A. Culpepper, D. Pilkington, J. Spring, D. J. Nelson, and C. A. Lu, “First experimental demonstration of self-synchronous phase locking of an optical array,” Opt. Express 14(25), 12015–12021 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[9] B. Bennaï, L. Lombard, V. Jolivet, C. Delezoide, E. Pourtal, P. Bourdon, G. Canat, O. Vasseur, and Y. Jaouën, “Brightness scaling based on 1.55 µm fiber amplifiers coherent combining,” Fiber Int. Opt. 27(5), 355–369 (2008). [CrossRef]

[10] L. Liu, M. A. Vorontsov, E. Polnau, T. Weyrauch, and L. A. Beresnev, “Adaptive phase-locked fiber array with wavefront tip-tilt compensation,” Proc. SPIE 6708, 67080K, 67080K-12 (2007). [CrossRef]

[11] C. X. Yu, J. E. Kansky, S. E. J. Shaw, D. V. Murphy, and C. Higgs, “Coherent beam combining of a large number of PM fibers in 2-D fiber array,” Electron. Lett. 42(18), 1024–1025 (2006). [CrossRef]

[12] http://www.suss-microoptics.com/

[13] C. Bellanger, A. Brignon, B. Toulon, J. Primot, F. Bouamrane, T. Bouvet, S. Megtert, L. Quetel, and T. Allain, “Design of a fiber-collimated array for beam combining,” Opt. Eng. 50(2), 025005 (2011). [CrossRef]

[14] B. Toulon, J. Primot, N. Guérineau, R. Haïdar, S. Velghe, and R. Mercier, “Step-selective measurement by grating-based lateral shearing interferometry for segmented telescopes,” Opt. Commun. 279(2), 240–243 (2007). [CrossRef]

[15] B. Toulon, G. Vincent, R. Haïdar, N. Guérineau, S. Collin, J. L. Pelouard, and J. Primot, “Holistic characterization of complex transmittances generated by infrared sub-wavelength gratings,” Opt. Express 16(10), 7060–7070 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[16] S. Mousset, C. Rouyer, G. Marre, N. Blanchot, S. Montant, and B. Wattellier, “Piston measurement by quadriwave lateral shearing interferometry,” Opt. Lett. 31(17), 2634–2636 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[17] C. Bellanger, B. Toulon, J. Primot, L. Lombard, J. Bourderionnet, and A. Brignon, “Collective phase measurement of an array of fiber lasers by quadriwave lateral shearing interferometry for coherent beam combining,” Opt. Lett. 35(23), 3931–3933 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[18] G. D. Goodno, C. C. Shih, and J. E. Rothenberg, “Perturbative analysis of coherent combining efficiency with mismatched lasers,” Opt. Express 18(24), 25403–25414 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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