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Analysis of crosstalk in spectral beam-combining systems based on oscillation modes

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The output spectra and combining efficiency of the spectral beam-combining (SBC) system are significantly affected by the crosstalk effect. An in-depth understanding of the oscillation modes of the diode lasers (DLs) and the crosstalk effect can enhance the SBC system. It is the first time that the relationship between locked spectral modes of the DLs and the crosstalk is built up. By dividing the crosstalk into self-crosstalk and mutual-crosstalk, the influence of crosstalk on the combining efficiency of the SBC system is analyzed based on the Lang–Kobayashi rate equations. Results indicate that the influence of self-crosstalk on the combining efficiency is weaker than that of the mutual-crosstalk. When the crosstalk factor is 0.2, the combining efficiency is only reduced by about 1.7% due to self-crosstalk, while the reduction in efficiency caused by mutual-crosstalk is up to 30%. In addition, for mutual-crosstalk, first-order crosstalk has a greater impact on efficiency than high-order crosstalk. The fourth-order crosstalk causes only a 3% decline in combining efficiency, while the first-order crosstalk results in a decrease of about 27%.

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The research is sponsored by Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province [2021ZYD0036], National Natural Science Foundation of China [61905203].

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    Zhen Wu, Wei Cai, Peng Feng, Chengshuang Yang, Yinghao Zhuang, Qingsong Zhang & Zairu Ma

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Zhen Wu wrote the full text of the article. Wei Cai calculated and drew the Fig. 3 to 12. Chengshuang Yang, Qingsong Zhang and Zairu Ma checked and revised the article. Yinghao Zhuang draw the Fig. 1 and 2, and check the theoretical equations.

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Wu, Z., Cai, W., Feng, P. et al. Analysis of crosstalk in spectral beam-combining systems based on oscillation modes. Appl. Phys. B 129, 124 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-023-08069-w

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