Increase Laser Power out of fiber optic

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The project aims to combine three laser beams to create artificial white light from a fiber optic, currently outputting about 1 mW of power. Suggestions for increasing power include using a lens to focus the light before it enters the fiber and ensuring the red, green, and blue beams are collinear. A 20x objective lens is recommended for standard single-mode telecom fiber, while a lower magnification can be used for multimode fiber. Additional information and schematics were requested to better understand the setup. The discussion emphasizes the importance of beam alignment and focusing techniques to enhance output power.
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I am working on a project and am combining three laser beams in an effort to make artificial white light out of the end of the fiber. It is currently producing about 1 mw of power. How could I increase the power out of the end of the optical fiber?
 
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Could you please give us more information? Some drawings or schematics?
 
Here is a rough sketch. The ellipses the lasers are going through represent prisms. The thicker line where the lasers (green, blue, yellow) meet represents the optical fiber. I thought about placing a lens of some sort between the second prism and the optical fiber to focus the light more but not sure if that will increase the power a significant amount.
 

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I would try making your red/green/blue beams colinear before focusing them into the end of a fiber. I've found that a good 20x objective works best for standard single-mode telecom fibre; a lower mag objective can be used if the fibre is multimode.

Claude.
 
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