Coherent beam combining of 1.5 μm Er/Yb doped fiber amplifiers

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 392-406

  Demoustier, S ^a   Bellanger, C ^a   Brignon, A ^a   Huignard, J P ^a  

^a THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

Fiber lasers; Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; Laser arrays

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; YTTERBIUM;

ACTIVE PHASE; BEAM COMBINING; COHERENT BEAM COMBINING; COMBINING EFFICIENCY; DOPED FIBERS; FAR FIELDS; FIBER OPTICS AMPLIFIERS AND OSCILLATORS; KEY PARAMETERS; LASER ARRAYS; LENS ARRAYS; NEAR FIELDS; SINGLE MODES; YB-DOPED FIBERS;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 52949149636     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468030802269274     Document Type: Article

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