Coherent beam combining of multi-wavelength lasers based on stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm

Abstract

Owing to the restriction of the stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and other nonlinear effects, the output power of the single frequency amplifier is ar a level of about hundred watts. Multi-wavelength and non-single frequency seed laser will mitigate the SBS and improve the output power of the fiber laser amplifier. The coherent beam combining of the non-single frequency and/or multi-wavelength laser will greatly increase the total output power of the coherent beam combining as compared with the coherent beam combining of a single frequency laser. Based on the stochastic parallel gradient descent (SPGD) algorithm, coherent combining of four channel four-wavelength lasers is realized. In the close loop state, the mean power of the main-lobe is four times higher than that of the open-loop, approaching 75% of its ideal value. The coherent combining of the multi-wavelength and non-single frequency laser is demonstrated and an approach to the high power coherent beam combining is provided.