title: Binary coherent beam combination with mirror pairs.
abstract: A configuration of N coated mirrors or mirror pairs is described that has the potential to coherently combine 2N single-frequency phase-locked diffraction-limited polarized optical beams to form a single diffraction-limited beam. The application to beam combination of fiber amplifiers is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Directed Energy Directorate, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 87117-5776, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Moore