An in-depth article on high-power laser design and quality control
The design and quality control of high-power lasers is a complex and diverse field, involving many types of lasers, including solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, quantum cascade lasers, etc. These lasers have a wide range of applications in industrial processing, scientific research, medical, military and other fields. In order to understand the design and quality control of high-power lasers, we need to discuss several key aspects: laser structure design, control system design, beam quality control, and laser reliability and lifetime evaluation.
Structural design of the laser
The structural design of high-power lasers is the basis for ensuring their performance and stability. For example, the design principles and design schemes of InP-based high-power short-wavelength quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), including active region design models, dual-phonon resonance design, non-resonance decimation design, etc., make the wall-plug conversion efficiency of QCL at low temperature more than 50%. In addition, the design and industrial fabrication technology of high-power CWB DFB laser reduces the internal loss and improves the output power through the design optimization of the epitaxial structure and the design optimization of the laser structure.
Control system design
The design of the control system of a high-power laser is essential to ensure its stable operation. Based on the design of PLC's high-power laser control system, through the detailed design of the control system hardware and software, the real-time detection of the working state of the high-power laser and the stable and reliable output results are realized. The design of the high-power TEA CO2 laser control system adopts the control system based on DSP digital signal processor technology, which effectively overcomes the strong electromagnetic interference and ensures the stability and reliability of the control system.
Beam quality control
Beam quality is one of the most important indicators to measure the performance of high-power lasers. The design of the high-power direct-liquid-cooled solid-state thin-slice laser achieves a quasi-continuous wave polarized laser output with high beam quality by optimizing parameters such as intracavity loss and intracavity aberration. In the research of high-brightness multi-stage solid-state laser amplification system and optical parametric oscillation technology, the laser output with high power and high beam quality is obtained through the wavefront spherical aberration compensation technology.
Reliability and lifetime evaluation of lasers
The reliability and longevity of high-power lasers are key factors in their wide range of applications. The reliability design of high repetition rate Nd∶YAG laser improves the reliability and beam quality of the laser by optimizing the laser structure, condenser, Q switch, etc. The research progress of life evaluation of high-power semiconductor lasers is introduced, and the new experimental and measurement methods of life evaluation of major high-power semiconductor laser development institutions and users at home and abroad are introduced.
The design and quality control of high-power lasers is a complex process involving many aspects, which requires comprehensive consideration of laser structure design, control system design, beam quality control, reliability and lifetime evaluation. Through in-depth research and optimization of these aspects, the performance and application value of high-power lasers can be effectively improved.