High energy nanosecond laser pulses delivered single-mode through hollow-core PBG fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 717-723

  Shephard, J D ^a   Jones, J D C ^a   Hand, D P ^a   Bouwmans, G ^b   Knight, J C ^b   Russell, P St J ^b   Mangan, B J ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; CLADDING (COATING); LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROMACHINING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PHOTONS; SILICA; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

HOLLOW-CORE FIBERS; LASER INDUCED DAMAGE THRESHOLD (LIDT); PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 2942718925     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000717     Document Type: Article

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