Modern material processing with lasers has increased demands in terms of power and power density which cannot be obtained directly with diode lasers.

To improve the power density of diode laser bars a multi-step polarization coupling was developed. The beam quality of the combined beam then possesses the beam quality of the single bar while the output power is scaled up considerably.

For that a multitude of laser bars are inserted into individual resonators which share the last section in front of the outcoupling mirror. Through a clever choice of spectral filters all lasers run on individual but intertwined spectral combs of longitudinal laser modes. The reuslt is an increase in power by a factor of roughly 1.8 per coupling stage.

In close cooperation with Weierstrass-Institut for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS) in Berlin the corresponding resonators have been simulated.

By means of finite elements in two spatial and one temporal dimension the spectral behaviour and the angular distributions of the radiation could be determined. It can be seen that the individual lasers oscillate on intertwined spectra.

Due to the finite angular acceptance of the filters and other optical disturbances a certain amount of cross talk between the channels is unavoidable.

Together with monocrom a platform for four to eight high-power diode-laser bars was developed.

Depicted here is a Flex10 System which delivers 1kW at 976nm.

Also planned upon request are different powers and wavelengths (as of now: 1300-1500nm and 2100nm).

For further details please contact monocrom.