Direct diode lasers with comparable beam quality to fiber, CO2, and solid state lasers

Robin K. Huang; Bien Chann; James Burgess; Michael Kaiman; Robert Overman; John D. Glenn; Parviz Tayebati

doi:10.1117/12.907161

8 February 2012 Direct diode lasers with comparable beam quality to fiber, CO₂, and solid state lasers

Robin K. Huang, Bien Chann, James Burgess, Michael Kaiman, Robert Overman, John D. Glenn, Parviz Tayebati

Proceedings Volume 8241, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications X; 824102 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907161
Event: SPIE LASE, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

TeraDiode has produced kW-class ultra-high brightness fiber-coupled direct diode lasers. A fiber-coupled direct diode laser with a power level of 2,040 W from a 50 μm core diameter, 0.15 numerical aperture (NA) output fiber at a single center wavelength was demonstrated. This was achieved with a novel beam combining and shaping technique using COTS diode lasers. The fiber-coupled output corresponds to a Beam Parameter Product (BPP) of 3.75 mm-mrad and is the lowest BPP kW-class direct diode laser yet reported. This laser is suitable for industrial materials processing applications, including sheet metal cutting and welding. This 2-kW fiber-coupled direct diode laser has comparable brightness to that of industrial fiber lasers and CO₂ lasers, and is over 10x brighter than state-of-the-art direct diode lasers.

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Robin K. Huang, Bien Chann, James Burgess, Michael Kaiman, Robert Overman, John D. Glenn, and Parviz Tayebati "Direct diode lasers with comparable beam quality to fiber, CO₂, and solid state lasers", Proc. SPIE 8241, High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications X, 824102 (8 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907161

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