Summary of the factors affecting the power and energy capabilities of optical fibres

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2870, Issue , 1996, Pages 457-467

  Wood, Roger M ^a  

^a COSOLAS Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser induced damage; Optical fibres; Power handling capability

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

ENERGY CAPABILITY; ENERGY HANDLINGS; LASER INDUCED DAMAGE THRESHOLDS; NONLINEAR EFFECT; POWER-HANDLING CAPABILITY; WORKPIECE;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 0038615931     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.259931     Document Type: Conference Paper

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