Author(s): Dong, ZY (Dong, Zhiyong); Zhao, PF (Zhao, Pengfei); Lin, GY (Lin, Guyi); Lin, XC (Lin, Xuechun)

Source: OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY Volume: 132 Article Number: 106500 DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106500 Published: DEC 2020

Abstract: It is vitally important to numerically simulate the output power spatial distribution of diode laser stacks when they are used in beam shaping and pumping for other lasers. Here, we propose a numerical simulation technique by considering the discreteness of the propagation angles of individual emitters in diode laser stacks in the fast axis. Using this proposed simulation technique, we calculated the spatial distribution of the outputs of the four diode laser stacks and the total output power of the 3000 W fiber-coupled diode laser. The calculated results agree well with the experimentally measured values. Therefore, when designing a laser, this is a useful way to select diode laser stacks based on specifications.

Accession Number: WOS:000566914900004

ISSN: 0030-3992

eISSN: 1879-2545

Full Text: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030399220311336?via%3Dihub