Study of the key factors affecting temperature of spectral-beam-combination grating.

Spectral beam combination is a promising method for high-radiance lasers with a good beam quality. With the increase of the combination power, the temperature of the multilayer dielectric grating (MDG) unavoidably increases, leading to surface heat distortion of the MDG. In this study, the temperature field equation of the MDG is derived, and the key factors influencing the MDG temperature are investigated. Furthermore, experiments are performed to confirm the calculation results. The results reveal that the increase of the thickness of the substrate can improve the power tolerance of the MDG but delays the stable output of beam laser; use of a substrate material with a large thermal conductivity can greatly reduce the temperature of the MDG.

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