Stimulated Raman scattering in high-power double-clad fiber lasers and power amplifiers

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Wang, Yong ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distributed pump; Double clad; End pump; Fiber lasers; Fiber power amplifiers; Stimulated Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL RESONATORS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; PUMPING (LASER); RAMAN SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; YTTERBIUM;

DISTRIBUTED PUMP; DOUBLE-CLAD; END PUMP; FIBER POWER AMPLIFIERS; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 22444442850     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2128147     Document Type: Article

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