Design of optical Fabry–Perot filters for spectral combination of laser beams

Zhupanov, V.G., Fedoseev, V.N.

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For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Федосеев В.Н., Жупанов В.Г. Проектирование оптических фильтров Фабри–Перо для спектрального сложения лазерных пучков // Оптический журнал. 2021. Т. 88. № 12. С. 3–10. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-12-03-10

Fedoseev V.N., Zhupanov V.G. Design of optical Fabry–Perot filters for spectral combination of laser beams [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2021. V. 88. № 12. P. 3–10. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2021-88-12-03-10

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

V. N. Fedoseev and V. G. Zhupanov, "Design of optical Fabry–Perot filters for spectral combination of laser beams," Journal of Optical Technology. 88(12), 683-687 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.88.000683

Abstract:

Types of spectral combinations of beams of industrial lasers are considered. The optical Fabry–Perot filters are demonstrated to be an acceptable alternative to surface and volume diffraction gratings and edge dichroic filters. Known methods for designing Fabry–Perot filters for spectral multiplexing of channels in fiber-optic telecommunications are updated considering peculiarities of industrial lasers such as different emission power, transmission and suppression bandwidths of filters, and maintenance of minimum power loss. The applicability of the proposed approach is demonstrated using filters for combination of beams of ytterbium fiber lasers as an example.

Keywords:

fiber laser, spectral combination of beams, edge dichroic filter, optical Fabry–Perot filter, spectral multiplexing of channels, energy effectiveness, multilayer dielectric coating

OCIS codes: 140.3298, 130.7408, 050.2230, 310.0310

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