Influence of inner cladding shape and stress-applying parts on the pump absorption of a double-clad fiber amplifier

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5260, Issue , 2003, Pages 272-277

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^a INO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Double clad fiber; Fiber amplifier

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MULTIMODE FIBERS; RAY TRACING;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD (BPM); DOUBLE-CLAD FIBERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 1842422269     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.543425     Document Type: Conference Paper

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