Progress in high power fiber lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5335, Issue , 2004, Pages 210-216

  Bhagavatula, V ^a   Bhat, R ^a   Berkey, G E ^a   Chen, X ^a   Dejneka, M J ^a   Gallagher, M ^a   Hughes, L C ^a   Koch, K W ^a   Koh, J ^a   Li, M J ^a   Liu, X ^a   Nolan, D A ^a   Rasmussen, M H ^a   Tennent, C L ^a   Venkataraman, N ^a   Walton, D T ^a   Wang, J ^a   Zah, C E ^a   Zenteno, L A ^a  

^a Science and Technology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD-AREA LASER PUMPS; DOUBLE-CLAD LASER FIBERS; PHOTONIC BAND-GAP FIBER (PBGF); PUMP COUPLING OPTICS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 4344568913     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.541424     Document Type: Conference Paper

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