Adaptive pulse shape control in a diode-seeded nanosecond fiber MOPA system

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 10996-11001

  Vu, K T ^a   Malinowski, A ^a   Richardson, D J ^a   Ghiringhelli, F ^b   Hickey, L M B ^b   Zervas, M N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SPI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); LASER PULSES; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ELECTRICAL PULSES; MOPA SYSTEMS; PULSE ENERGY;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33751109492     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010996     Document Type: Article

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