Coherent field transformations: applications for laser power scaling and dynamic beam engineering

Yakov Soskind

doi:10.1117/12.3015631

10 June 2024 Coherent field transformations: applications for laser power scaling and dynamic beam engineering

Yakov Soskind

Proceedings Volume PC13029, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XIX; PC1302903 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3015631
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2024, National Harbor, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Fueled by recent technological advancements, high power laser systems are becoming an invaluable asset in a variety of applications. At the same time, there is a need for new architectural approaches that can reduce the size and cost of laser systems, as well as provide dynamic multi-beam control. While optical phased arrays (OPAs) can significantly reduce the size and cost of high power laser systems, their adoption is limited due to significant energy losses into spurious diffraction lobes. This presentation demonstrates the innate benefits of coherent field transformations (CFTs), enabling new architectural approaches and functionalities, with applications to directed energy, free-space optical communications, materials processing, and sensing.

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Yakov Soskind "Coherent field transformations: applications for laser power scaling and dynamic beam engineering", Proc. SPIE PC13029, Laser Technology for Defense and Security XIX, PC1302903 (10 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3015631

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