Fibers for high-power lasers and amplifiers

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-162

  Müller, Hans Rainer ^a   Kirchhof, Johannes ^a   Reichel, Volker ^a   Unger, Sonja ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double clad fiber; Fiber; High power; Laser; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646527364     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2006.01.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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