High-Brightness 1940 nm Gallium Antimonide Diode Lasers with External-Cavity Spectral and Polarization Beam Combining

In this paper, we present a beam-combining technique to boost GaSb-based 1940 nm diode laser output power through spectral beam combining (SBC), spatial beam combining, and polarization beam combining (PBC). Four spectral beam-combining (SBC) configurations were developed using commercially availabl...

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Main Authors: Rong Zhao, Yufei Zhao, Bo Meng, Cunzhu Tong
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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description In this paper, we present a beam-combining technique to boost GaSb-based 1940 nm diode laser output power through spectral beam combining (SBC), spatial beam combining, and polarization beam combining (PBC). Four spectral beam-combining (SBC) configurations were developed using commercially available standard bars. The four SBC configurations were paired to perform PBC after spatial beam combining. The total output power of the 1940 nm laser reached 23.4 W, with the beam qualities of the combined beam achieving 10.6 in the slow axis and 11 in the fast axis. The brightness of the combined laser reached 5.4 MW·cm<sup>−2</sup>·sr<sup>−1</sup>.
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spelling doaj-art-38e821aba8b741d380e8d5bc91efe2412025-08-20T03:27:22ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322025-06-0112659410.3390/photonics12060594High-Brightness 1940 nm Gallium Antimonide Diode Lasers with External-Cavity Spectral and Polarization Beam CombiningRong Zhao0Yufei Zhao1Bo Meng2Cunzhu Tong3State Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaSchool of Electronic Engineering and Intelligent Manufacturing, Anqing Normal University, Anqing 246133, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Luminescence Science and Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, ChinaIn this paper, we present a beam-combining technique to boost GaSb-based 1940 nm diode laser output power through spectral beam combining (SBC), spatial beam combining, and polarization beam combining (PBC). Four spectral beam-combining (SBC) configurations were developed using commercially available standard bars. The four SBC configurations were paired to perform PBC after spatial beam combining. The total output power of the 1940 nm laser reached 23.4 W, with the beam qualities of the combined beam achieving 10.6 in the slow axis and 11 in the fast axis. The brightness of the combined laser reached 5.4 MW·cm<sup>−2</sup>·sr<sup>−1</sup>.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/6/594diode lasersGaSbbeam combining
spellingShingle Rong Zhao
Yufei Zhao
Bo Meng
Cunzhu Tong
High-Brightness 1940 nm Gallium Antimonide Diode Lasers with External-Cavity Spectral and Polarization Beam Combining
Photonics
diode lasers
GaSb
beam combining
title High-Brightness 1940 nm Gallium Antimonide Diode Lasers with External-Cavity Spectral and Polarization Beam Combining
title_full High-Brightness 1940 nm Gallium Antimonide Diode Lasers with External-Cavity Spectral and Polarization Beam Combining
title_fullStr High-Brightness 1940 nm Gallium Antimonide Diode Lasers with External-Cavity Spectral and Polarization Beam Combining
title_full_unstemmed High-Brightness 1940 nm Gallium Antimonide Diode Lasers with External-Cavity Spectral and Polarization Beam Combining
title_short High-Brightness 1940 nm Gallium Antimonide Diode Lasers with External-Cavity Spectral and Polarization Beam Combining
title_sort high brightness 1940 nm gallium antimonide diode lasers with external cavity spectral and polarization beam combining
topic diode lasers
GaSb
beam combining
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/6/594
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