Diffraction limited polarized emission from a multimode Yb-doped fiber amplifier after nonlinear beam cleanup

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5335, Issue , 2004, Pages 39-45

  Lombard, L ^a   Brignon, A ^a   Huignard, J P ^a   Lallier, E ^a   Lucas Leclin, G ^b   Georges, P ^b   Pauliat, G ^b   Roosen, G ^b  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE GRADUATE SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; Photorefractive nonlinear optics; Two wave mixing

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS AMPLIFIERS AND OSCILLATORS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE NONLINEAR OPTICS; SINGLE-TRANSVERSE MODE PROPAGATION; TWO-WAVE MIXING;

CHARGE CARRIERS; COHERENT LIGHT; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHTING; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 4344644182     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.529190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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