Adaptive beam shaping with fiber array laser transceiver systems in power beaming applications (Conference Presentation)

Chaojun Niu; Behzad Bordbar; Mikhail Vorontsov

doi:10.1117/12.2500720

17 September 2018 Adaptive beam shaping with fiber array laser transceiver systems in power beaming applications (Conference Presentation)

Chaojun Niu, Behzad Bordbar, Mikhail Vorontsov

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Proceedings Volume 10744, Laser Beam Shaping XVIII; 107440P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2500720
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2018, San Diego, California, United States

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In this paper we consider numerical model of an adaptive coherent fiber array system that is utilized for remote transmission of laser power to an active photovoltaic cell (PVC)-based receiver array. The PVC array performs optical-to-electrical power conversion, and provides a feedback signal that is sent to the laser transmitter via optical and/or RF link. The feedback signal is utilized for real-time adaptive shaping of laser power density distribution at the PVC array for achieving the following objectives: (a) Minimization of laser power losses caused by mismatch between size and shape of the transmitter beam footprint and the PVC array. For optimal performance, the projected laser beam footprint should be adaptively changed to fit the PVC area under continuously changing turbulence strength, distance to the target, system field of view, platform jitter, etc. and (b) Reduction of laser beam power fluctuations inside the PVC caused by errors in target/load tracking, and laser beam aimpointing and aimpoint stabilization. In the numerical simulations the optical power with adaptive beam shaping was performed over 3 km and 7 km distances in turbulent atmosphere. The results demonstrate ability of the adaptive fiber array systems with 21 sub-apertures considered, for efficient adaptive beam shaping resulting in significant power beaming efficiency improvement.

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Chaojun Niu, Behzad Bordbar, and Mikhail Vorontsov "Adaptive beam shaping with fiber array laser transceiver systems in power beaming applications (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10744, Laser Beam Shaping XVIII, 107440P (17 September 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2500720

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Fiber lasers

Beam shaping

Laser applications

Laser communications

Laser systems engineering

Atmospheric optics

Feedback signals

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