Kinoform/lens system for injecting a high-power laser beam into an optical fiber

William C. Sweatt; Michael W. Farn

doi:10.1117/12.180909

28 July 1994 Kinoform/lens system for injecting a high-power laser beam into an optical fiber

William C. Sweatt, Michael W. Farn

Proceedings Volume 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180909
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, 1993, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

A method for injecting a high peak power multimode laser beam into an optical fiber has been developed. The design minimizes the peak irradiance on the fiber's entrance face and reduces its dependence on the laser's mode structure and the system alignment. A simple lens and a specially designed kinoform (or binary optics element) operate together to transform a 5 mm diameter laser beam into two concentric ring foci that fit on the 400 micrometers diameter fiber face.

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William C. Sweatt and Michael W. Farn "Kinoform/lens system for injecting a high-power laser beam into an optical fiber", Proc. SPIE 2114, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1993, (28 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.180909

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