Packaging of fiber lasers and components for use in harsh environments

Daniel Creeden; Benjamin R. Johnson; Casey Jones; Charles Ibach; Michael Lemons; Peter A. Budni; James P. Zona; Adam Marcinuk; Chris Willis; James Sweeney; Scott D. Setzler

doi:10.1117/12.2209101

22 April 2016 Packaging of fiber lasers and components for use in harsh environments

Daniel Creeden, Benjamin R. Johnson, Casey Jones, Charles Ibach, Michael Lemons, Peter A. Budni, James P. Zona, Adam Marcinuk, Chris Willis, James Sweeney, Scott D. Setzler

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Proceedings Volume 9730, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems II; 973013 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209101
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

High power continuous and pulsed fiber lasers and amplifiers have become more prevalent in laser systems over the last ten years. In fielding such systems, strong environmental and operational factors drive the packaging of the components. These include large operational temperature ranges, non-standard wavelengths of operation, strong vibration, and lack of water cooling. Typical commercial fiber components are not designed to survive these types of environments. Based on these constraints, we have had to develop and test a wide range of customized fiber-based components and systems to survive in these conditions. In this paper, we discuss some of those designs and detail the testing performed on those systems and components. This includes the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, modified to survive extended temperature ranges, as well as customized components designed specifically for performance in harsh environments. Some of these custom components include: ruggedized/monolithic fiber spools; detachable and repeatable fiber collimators; low loss fiber-to-fiber coupling schemes; and high power fiber-coupled isolators.

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Daniel Creeden, Benjamin R. Johnson, Casey Jones, Charles Ibach, Michael Lemons, Peter A. Budni, James P. Zona, Adam Marcinuk, Chris Willis, James Sweeney, and Scott D. Setzler "Packaging of fiber lasers and components for use in harsh environments", Proc. SPIE 9730, Components and Packaging for Laser Systems II, 973013 (22 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209101

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