Thermomechanical Properties of High-Power and High-Energy Yb-Doped Silica Fiber Lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 759-761

  Huo, Yanming ^a   Cheo, Peter K ^a  

^a PC Photonics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber lasers; Finite element method (FEM); Multicore fibers; Q switching; Thermal stress; Yb doping

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); DOPING (ADDITIVES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL PUMPING; Q SWITCHED LASERS; SILICA; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; YTTERBIUM;

MULTICORE FIBERS; YB-DOPING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 1642587048     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.823731     Document Type: Article

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