Conceptual design of the Kumgang laser: a high-power coherent beam combination laser using SC-SBS-PCMs towards a Dream laser

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2015-01-11
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Inthisreviewpaper,weintroduceaself-phasecontrolledstimulatedBrillouinscatteringphaseconjugatemirror(SCSBS-PCM)andtheKumganglaser.TheSC-SBS-PCMwasproposedanddemonstrateditssuccessattheacademiclowpowerlevel,~100mJ@10Hz.TheKumganglaserisunderdevelopmenttoverifywhethertheSC-SBS-PCMisoperableatthekWlevel.Itisa4kWbeamcombinationlasercombiningfour1kWbeamsusingtheSC-SBS-PCM.IftheKumganglaserfunctionssuccessfully,itwillbethemostimportantsteptowardsaDreamlaser,ahypotheticallaserwithunlimitedpowerandahighrepetitionrate.