Incoherent combination of laser beams

Details Incoherent combination of laser beams Incoherent combination of laser beams

2007-06-04

2009-06-09

Rodriguez, Armando (Department: 2828)

Coherent light generators

Particular beam control device

Modulation

C372S015000, C372S028000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07545838

ABSTRACT:
A method of combining beams from a plurality of laser resonators includes frequency modulating the output of each of the lasers with one or more of the lasers frequency modulated out-of-phase with the others. The frequency modulated beams are directed along parallel spaced-apart paths and overlap in a plane along the paths to form a combined beam having a flat-topped intensity distribution.

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