Analysis of Raman and thermal effects in kilowatt fiber lasers

Optics Communications

Volumn 242, Issue 4-6, 2004, Pages 487-502

  Wang, Yong ^a   Xu, Chang Qing ^a   Po, Hong ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Lasersharp Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Double clad; Fiber lasers; Stimulated Raman scattering; Thermal effects; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE CLAD; PUMP ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); RAMAN SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; YTTERBIUM;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 10444267293     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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