Beam steering of a fibre bundle laser output using phased array techniques

被引:27
作者
Jones, DC [1 ]
Scott, AM [1 ]
Clark, S [1 ]
Stace, C [1 ]
Clarke, RG [1 ]
机构
[1] QinetiQ Malvern, Photon & Displays Business Grp, Malvern WR14 3PS, Worcs, England
来源
FIBER LASERS: TECHNOLOGY, SYSTEMS, AND APPLICATIONS | 2004年 / 5335卷
关键词
fibre lasers; phased arrays; non-mechanical beam steering; adaptive optics;
D O I
10.1117/12.541422
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe the experimental study of phase locking of a four element phased array of fibres, in which the output brightness of the bundle is enhanced by phase locking of the individual elements, and steered by controlling the phase of each channel.
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页码:125 / 131
页数:7
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