Coherent and incoherent combining of fiber array with hexagonal ring distribution

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 957-963

  Li, Yongzhong ^a   Qian, Liejia ^a   Lu, Daquan ^a   Fan, Dianyuan ^a   Wen, Shuangchun ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beam quality; Coherent combining; Fiber array

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; RING LASERS;

BEAM QUALITY; COHERENT COMBINING; FIBER ARRAYS; INCOHERENT BEAMS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 33845225839     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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