Phase optimization of a multimode fiber laser beam with SPGD algorithm

Chi Zhang; Wenguang Liu; Qiong Zhou

doi:10.1117/12.2267124

12 May 2017 Phase optimization of a multimode fiber laser beam with SPGD algorithm

Chi Zhang, Wenguang Liu, Qiong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 10173, Fourth International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter; 101732A (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267124
Event: 4th International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter, 2016, Chengdu, China

Abstract

Compared with single-mode laser, multimode fiber laser can achieve higher output power. But with distorted phase distribution, the beam quality of multimode laser is poor. To improve the beam quality of multimode laser, phase optimization of multimode laser based on the stochastic parallel gradient descent (SPGD) algorithm is presented in this paper. To realize the phase control of beam, a multiple pixels screen used as phase correction device is added in the output light path. In the SPGD algorithm, the pixels of phase correction screen are regarded as the controlled variables, power in the bucket (PIB) of the far field is used as the evaluation function. By changing the phase modulation of each pixel, the optimal PIB is obtained by this algorithm, and the beam quality is improved. The optimization of high-order mode beam and multimode beam are calculated respectively. The multimode beam includes two modes: TEM00 and TEM21 and the proportion of output power is 1:1. The results show that the PIB of the single high-order mode beam is improved from 0.02 to 0.70 after 30000 times iteration., the multimode laser is improved from 0.02 to 0.40 after 20000 times iteration. According to the result, parameters of the algorithm are adjusted to improve efficiency and practicability.

Citation Download Citation

Chi Zhang, Wenguang Liu, and Qiong Zhou "Phase optimization of a multimode fiber laser beam with SPGD algorithm", Proc. SPIE 10173, Fourth International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter, 101732A (12 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267124

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available