Power density optimization in coherent beam combining

A Lapucci¹, M Ciofini¹, and T Lapucci²

¹Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO-CNR), Largo Enrico Fermi 6, 50125 Arcetri (Florence), Italy

²Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Largo Enrico Fermi 2, 50125 Arcetri (Florence), Italy

We present numerical simulations and preliminary experimental evidence of aperture filling techniques useful to enhance the focusability of coherent arrays of laser sources. © Anita Publications. All rights reserved.
Doi: 10.54955/AJP.34.5-6.2025.245-253
Keywords: High Power Lasers, Laser beam focusing, Laser Arrays.

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