CN2867663Y - Laser coherent beam combining device - Google Patents

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CN2867663Y
CN2867663Y CN 200620039035 CN200620039035U CN2867663Y CN 2867663 Y CN2867663 Y CN 2867663Y CN 200620039035 CN200620039035 CN 200620039035 CN 200620039035 U CN200620039035 U CN 200620039035U CN 2867663 Y CN2867663 Y CN 2867663Y
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A coherent laser beam combiner is composed of multiple LD-pumped solid lasers, each laser has independent laser medium and front and back cavity mirrors, and two adjacent lasers are mutually injected by the part of transmission laser of common coupling mirror to lock the frequency and phase of multiple lasers. The output lasers of two adjacent lasers adjust the optical path difference between the two lasers to be 0 through the movement of the right-angle prism, and finally the coherent lasers with high power and high beam quality are output in parallel. The injection energy of each laser to the adjacent laser is far larger than that of other lasers, so that the system runs stably when the lasers are expanded. The utility model discloses the structure is simple relatively, the system is stable practical, can carry out many laser instrument expansions, and output light beam reaches the effect that the extra-cavity light journey equals through adjusting right angle prism, can obtain the laser of high power high beam quality through the beam that closes of many laser instrument output multi beam coherent laser.

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Laser coherence beam merging apparatus
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of laser coherence beam merging apparatus, the laser coherence synthesizer of particularly a kind of many laser diodes (hereinafter to be referred as LD) light-pumped solid state laser output.
Background technology
High power solid-state laser all has important use in scientific research, commercial Application and military affairs, and present laser output power and beam quality level also far do not reach desired desirable level, and the high-power and high-lighting beam quality is one of target of solid state laser pursuit.Along with the maturation with the large-size crystals growing technology of improving constantly of laser diode power, the power of solid state laser has also obtained corresponding raising, but the output of separate unit laser still be subjected to crystal growth, Heat management, factor such as saturation effect and damage threshold restriction, it is very difficult satisfying the high-power and high-lighting beam quality simultaneously.Laser coherence closes the bundle technology can improve beam quality when effectively improving power density, commercial Application and scientific research have active demand to this.Close in the various technology of bundle in that laser beam is relevant, relevant close that to restraint be a kind of very useful technology in the chamber in.Formerly in the technology, relevantly in the designed chamber close the bundle laser to need the reflectivity of coupling mirror and transmissivity ratio be 1: 1, referring to technology [A.A.Ishaaya formerly, N.Davidson, L.Shimshi, et al.Appl.Phys.Lett.Vol.85:2187-2189,2004].Though lock-in techniques can be concerned with the laser of two lasers output and close bundle in this chamber, but necessarily requiring the transmission of coupling mirror and reflection ratio is 1: 1, and owing to beam splitting chip causes high loss; Must to make that the optical cavity light beam interferes on coupling mirror long mutually in order to reduce loss, and it often adjusts very difficulty; Moreover this structure needs the transverse mode structure in two chambeies also to want identical and the position wants corresponding fully, otherwise can introduce very big loss, and the output of the high power solid state laser of side pumping multimode often generally is difficult to satisfy this structure; Utilize this structure to increase more laser and then can cause satisfying simultaneously quite difficulty of interference phase elongate member, therefore also have only the laser coherence beam merging apparatus of two lasers outputs so far.In a word, present technology exists all that loss is big, narrow application range, increases more that multi-laser amplifies defectives such as difficulty.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this utility model is to overcome the deficiency of above-mentioned technology formerly, a kind of laser coherence beam merging apparatus is provided, and the structure of this device should be simple, and running is stable, be easy to realize the synthetic output of multiple coherent laser, can obtaining the high-power high light beam quality that keeps simultaneously.
The utility model technical solution is as follows:
A kind of laser coherence beam merging apparatus is characterized in that comprising the identical laser arranged side by side of structure that the N platform can independent operation, wherein N=2 nN is a positive integer, described i platform laser is successively by the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror on the light path, laser medium, light beam first changes Shu Jing and second and changes Shu Jing, output cavity mirror and pumping source constitute the laser in three folding chambeies, i=1 wherein, 2, or N, the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror of all N platform lasers and the light beam extensions of laser medium have a public vertical line, have in the intersection of the light beam extensions of the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror of described N platform laser and laser medium and this public vertical line and a commentaries on classics Shu Jing who is parallel to each other of this public vertical line placement at 45, on this public vertical line, change Shu Jinghou and also place N+1 commentaries on classics Shu Jing in N, and the commentaries on classics bundle mirror parallel with top n is parallel, by Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror, laser medium, first changes Shu Jing, second light path that changes between the Shu Jingzhi outgoing mirror is the long Li in chamber of this laser, and being called to the light path the outgoing mirror by the first commentaries on classics bundle mirror or the second commentaries on classics Shu Jing is coupling light path li; The long Li in the chamber of each laser equates and coupling light path li also equates, be provided with two output beams in couples and change Shu Jing in that N/2 is at 45 on to adjacent output light path, between this two output beams commentaries on classics Shu Jing, have and carry out the synthetic right-angle prism of light beam, on the output light path of adjacent two right-angle prisms, synthesize once more by paired an output beam commentaries on classics Shu Jing and a right-angle prism again, until forming beam of laser output after close the bundle back for n time.
The described the 1st changes the reflectivity of Shu Jing and N+1 commentaries on classics Shu Jing greater than 99.5%, be called speculum, and other commentaries on classics Shu Jing is the coupling mirror with high reflectance and low transmissivity, and the transmission of two adjacent lasers by public coupling mirror realizes the mutual injection locking between the adjacent laser.
The one side of described coupling mirror is coated with the transmission film of reflectivity between 98%~90% to these 45 ° of incident lasers, and another side is coated with the reflectivity of 45 ° of incident lasers greater than 99.5% reflectance coating.
Described laser by pumping source from end-pumping or side pumping.
The cross section of described laser medium is circle, rectangle or rectangle.
Described pumping source is a laser diode.
Technique effect of the present utility model:
The utility model apparatus structure is owing to be that adjacent two-laser locks mutually, it is less influenced by other laser in the sharp combiner structure of multi-station laser output, thereby system is stable, and can not introduce lossy to many transverse mode structures, superpower laser to the side pumping is also suitable fully, laser output polarization state of light does not have the requirement of linearly polarized photon as long as direction is identical just passable.This invention is suitable for multiple pump mode solid state laser output laser coherence and closes bundle.Experiment shows: the structure of this device is simple relatively, and running is stable, is easy to realize the synthetic output of multiple coherent laser, can obtain the high-power high light beam quality that keeps simultaneously.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment the utility model is described further.
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Fig. 1 is the utility model embodiment 1: the laser coherence beam merging apparatus schematic diagram that is used for two LD light-pumped solid state laser outputs.
Fig. 2 is the plated film schematic diagram of coupling mirror in the utility model.
Fig. 3 is the utility model embodiment 2: the laser coherence beam merging apparatus schematic diagram that is used for four LD light-pumped solid state laser outputs.
Fig. 4 is the laser coherence beam merging apparatus schematic diagram of many LD light-pumped solid state laser outputs of the utility model.
Embodiment
See also Fig. 4 earlier, Fig. 4 is the laser coherence beam merging apparatus schematic diagram of many LD light-pumped solid state laser outputs of the utility model.As seen from the figure, the utility model laser coherence beam merging apparatus comprises the identical laser arranged side by side of structure that the N platform can independent operation, wherein N=2 nN is a positive integer, described i platform laser is successively by the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror i1 on the light path, laser medium i2, light beam first changes bundle mirror i3 and second and changes Shu Jing (i+1) 3, output cavity mirror i4 and pumping source constitute the laser in three folding chambeies, i=1 wherein, 2, or N, the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror i1 of all N platform lasers and the light beam extensions of laser medium i2 have a public vertical line OO`, have in the intersection of the light beam extensions of the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror i1 of described N platform laser and laser medium i2 and this public vertical line OO` and a commentaries on classics bundle mirror i3 who is parallel to each other of this public vertical line OO` placement at 45, behind N commentaries on classics bundle mirror N3, also placing N+1 commentaries on classics Shu Jing (N+1) 3 on this public vertical line OO`, and the commentaries on classics bundle mirror i3 parallel with top n is parallel, by Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror i1, laser medium i2, change bundle mirror i3, the light path that changes between the Shu Jing (i+1) 3 to outgoing mirror i4 is the long Li in chamber of i platform laser, by changeing bundle mirror i3 to outgoing mirror i4 with to be called by the light path the commentaries on classics Shu Jing (i+1) 3 to outgoing mirror i4 be the light path li that is coupled; The long Li in the chamber of each laser equates and coupling light path li also equates, be provided with in couples that output beam changes bundle mirror i5 and output beam changes Shu Jing (i+1) 5 in that N/2 is at 45 on to adjacent output light path, between described output beam commentaries on classics bundle mirror i5 and output beam commentaries on classics Shu Jing (i+1) 5, have and carry out the synthetic right-angle prism of light beam, on the output light path of adjacent two right-angle prisms, change Shu Jing by paired output beam again and a right-angle prism synthesizes once more, until after become beam of laser after closing bundle n time and export.
The described the 1st changes the reflectivity of bundle mirror 13 and N+1 commentaries on classics Shu Jing (N+1) 3 greater than 99.5%, be called speculum, and other commentaries on classics Shu Jing is the coupling mirror with high reflectance and low transmissivity, and adjacent i platform laser and i+1 platform laser are realized the mutual injection locking of this adjacent laser by the transmission of public coupling mirror (i+1) 3.
The one side of described coupling mirror (i+1) 31 is coated with the transmission film of reflectivity between 98%~90% to these 45 ° of incident lasers, and another side (i+1) 33 is coated with reflectivity to 45 ° of incident lasers greater than 99.5% reflectance coating, sees Fig. 2.
Described laser by pumping source from end-pumping or side pumping.
The cross section of described laser medium i2 is circle, rectangle or rectangle.
Described pumping source is a laser diode.
Embodiment 1:
See also Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the utility model embodiment 1, i.e. the situation of n=1: the laser coherence beam merging apparatus schematic diagram that is used for two LD light-pumped solid state laser outputs.It also is the simplest device of the utility model laser coherence beam merging apparatus structure, the medium of two lasers is lath media such as Nd:YAG or Nd:GGG, its pumping source is a semiconductor laser diode, pumping is carried out in two sides at laser medium 12,22, the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 11 of two-laser and Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 21 these optical maser wavelengths of plating are (such as 1064nm, below be example with this wavelength) 0 ° of incident total reflection film, output cavity mirror 14 and the low transmission film of 0 ° of incident of output cavity mirror 24 plating 1064nm wavelength, transmissivity is 30%~80% scope.The long L1 in two chambeies is identical with L2, can select in 100mm~1000mm.The reflectivity of the 1064nm wavelength laser of 231 pairs of 45 ° of incidents of one side of coupling mirror 23 is 95%, and another side 232 is coated with the anti-reflection film of 45 ° of incident 1064nm wavelength lasers, as shown in Figure 2.Coupling mirror 23 equates with the coupling light path 12 of outgoing mirror 24 with the coupling light path 11 and the coupling mirror 23 of outgoing mirror 14.The reflectivity of 13,15,23,33,25 pairs 45 ° incident 1064 wavelength lasers of commentaries on classics bundle mirror of change beam direction is greater than 99.5% in the light path.During operation, adjust earlier two output cavity mirrors 14 and output cavity mirror 24, make the equivalent optical path of they and coupling mirror 23.Adjust the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 11 and the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 21 of two-laser then, make L1=L2.Guarantee that by mobile right-angle prism 1C optical path difference also equates outside both chambeies.Just obtained the synthetic light beam output of two bundle laser coherences by right-angle prism 1C like this.
Embodiment 2:
Fig. 3 is the utility model embodiment 2, and promptly the situation of n=2 is used for the laser coherence beam merging apparatus schematic diagram that four LD light-pumped solid state lasers are exported.
Based on Fig. 1, the utility model can be used for even number platform laser.Device shown in Figure 3 is made up of four lasers.4 lasers are all by laser medium independently, pumping source, Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror and output cavity mirror constitute three folding cavity lasers, first laser be by on the light path successively by Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 11, laser medium 12, light beam first changes bundle mirror 13 and second and changes bundle mirror 23, output cavity mirror 14 and pumping source are (not shown in the figures, as follows) form, second laser be by on the light path successively by Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 21, laser medium 22, light beam first changes bundle mirror 23 and second and changes bundle mirror 33, output cavity mirror 24, form with pumping source, the 3rd laser is by successively Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 31 on the light path, laser medium 32, light beam first changes bundle mirror 33 and second and changes bundle mirror 43, output cavity mirror 34 and pumping source are formed, the 4th laser 4 is successively by Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 41 on the light path, laser medium 42, light beam first changes bundle mirror 43 and second and changes bundle mirror 53, output cavity mirror 44 and pumping source are formed, and it is long to be called the chamber of these four lasers through the light path of these devices successively.First laser and second laser are realized injecting mutually by coupling mirror 23, and second laser and the 3rd laser are realized injecting mutually by coupling mirror 33, and the 3rd laser and the 4th laser are realized injecting mutually by coupling mirror 43.The reflectivity that changes 13,23,33,43,53 pairs of 45 ° of incident lasers of bundle mirror all is 90%, the reflectivity of 14,24,34,44 pairs of 0 ° of incident lasers of outgoing mirror is 50% o'clock, the energy that first laser is injected into second laser accounts for 4.52% of first laser outbound course energy, the energy that first laser injects the 3rd laser only accounts for 0.118% of first laser output energy, and it is much bigger that this shows that first laser will be compared the energy that other laser injects to the injection energy of second (it adjacent laser) laser.Can analogizing of other, so system is when existing a plurality of laser, the adjacent laser that still has only that plays an important role interacts, so that system can turn round is stable.Be to guarantee the light path of light beam the chamber outside, refer to that the method for adjustment of the equivalent optical path of output cavity mirror 14,24,34,44 to right-angle prism 3E is: with first laser and second laser is one group, and adjusting right-angle prism 1C makes equivalent optical path outside the chamber; The 3rd laser and the 4th laser are another group, regulate right-angle prism 2C and make equivalent optical path outside the chamber of two lasers outputs; Front two is closed to adjust by right-angle prism 3E after the bundle light compositing again and is made both equivalent optical paths.The chamber appearance of four lasers etc. is to guarantee by the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror 11,21,31,41 that moves them.So just from the relevant synthetic laser beam of right-angle prism 3E output four bundles.
The rest may be inferred, and this contrive equipment can be generalized to the system of N platform laser, and its structural representation as shown in Figure 4.Do not repeat them here.
In sum, the utility model structure simple relatively, be easy to realize that system stability can obtain multiple coherent laser output, obtains the LASER Light Source of high-power and high-lighting beam quality, to satisfy the needs of commercial Application and scientific research.

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1, a kind of laser coherence beam merging apparatus is characterized in that comprising the identical laser arranged side by side of structure that the N platform can independent operation, wherein N=2 nN is a positive integer, described i platform laser (i) is successively by the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror on the light path (i1), laser medium (i2), light beam first changes Shu Jing (i3) and second and changes Shu Jing ((i+1) 3), output cavity mirror (i4) and pumping source constitute one or three folding cavity lasers, i=1 wherein, 2, or N, the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror (i1) of all N platform lasers has a public vertical line (OO`) with the light beam extensions of laser medium (i2), have in the intersection of the light beam extensions of the Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror (i1) of described N platform laser and laser medium (i2) and this public vertical line (OO`) and a commentaries on classics Shu Jing (i3) who is parallel to each other of this public vertical line (OO`) placement at 45, upward behind N commentaries on classics Shu Jing (N3), also place N+1 at this public vertical line (OO`) and change Shu Jing ((N+1) 3), and the commentaries on classics Shu Jing (i3) parallel with top n is parallel, by Effect of Back-Cavity Mirror (i1), laser medium (i2), change Shu Jing (i3), changeing Shu Jing ((i+1) 3) is the long Li in chamber of i platform laser (i) to the light path between the outgoing mirror (i4), and being called to the light path the outgoing mirror (i4) through commentaries on classics Shu Jing ((i+1) 3) by commentaries on classics Shu Jing (i3) is coupling light path li; The long Li in the chamber of each laser equates and coupling light path li also equates, N/2 on to adjacent output light path the output beam that is provided with in couples at 45 change Shu Jing (i5) and output beam commentaries on classics Shu Jing ((i+1) 5), between described output beam commentaries on classics Shu Jing (i5) and output beam commentaries on classics Shu Jing ((i+1) 5), have and carry out the synthetic right-angle prism of light beam, on the output light path of adjacent two right-angle prisms, synthesize once more by paired an output beam commentaries on classics Shu Jing and a right-angle prism again, until forming beam of laser output after close the bundle back for n time.
2, laser coherence beam merging apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterized in that the described the 1st changes Shu Jing (13) and N+1) change the reflectivity of Shu Jing ((N+1) 3) greater than 99.5%, be called speculum, and other commentaries on classics Shu Jing is the coupling mirror with high reflectance and low transmissivity, and the transmission by shared coupling mirror ((i+1) 3) of adjacent i platform laser (i) and i+1 platform laser (i+1) realizes the mutual injection locking between the adjacent laser.
3, laser coherence beam merging apparatus according to claim 2, the one side that it is characterized in that described coupling mirror is coated with the transmission film of reflectivity between 98%~90% to 45 ° of incident lasers, and another side is coated with the reflectivity of 45 ° of incident lasers greater than 99.5% reflectance coating.
4, laser coherence beam merging apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterized in that described laser (i) by pumping source from end-pumping or side pumping.
5, laser coherence beam merging apparatus according to claim 1, the cross section that it is characterized in that described laser medium (i2) are circle, rectangle or rectangle.
6,, it is characterized in that described pumping source is a laser diode according to each described laser coherence beam merging apparatus of claim 1 to 5.
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