Nonlinear combining of laser beams

作者:Lushnikov Pavel M*; Vladimirova Natalia
来源:Optics Letters, 2014, 39(12): 3429-3432.
DOI:10.1364/OL.39.003429

摘要

We propose to combine multiple laser beams into a single diffraction-limited beam by beam self-focusing ( collapse) in a Kerr medium. Beams with total power above critical are first combined in the near field and then propagated in the optical fiber/waveguide with Kerr nonlinearity. Random fluctuations during propagation eventually trigger a strong self-focusing event and produce a diffraction-limited beam carrying the critical power.

  • 出版日期2014-6-15