30W Q-SW fiber laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6453, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Nakai, Michihiro ^a   Shima, Kensuke ^a   Saito, Manabu ^a   Kitabayashi, Tomoharu ^a  

^a FUJIKURA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; MOPA; Peak power; Photodarkening; Pulse; Pump combiner; Q switched

Indexed keywords

HIGH POWER LASERS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PHOTOCHROMISM; POWER AMPLIFIERS; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

LARGE MODE AREA (LMA) FIBERS; PULSE DURATION; PUMP COMBINERS; REPETITION RATE;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 34248353969     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.701588     Document Type: Conference Paper

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