Distributed mode filtering rod fiber amplifier delivering 292W with improved mode stability

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 5742-5753

  Laurila, Marko ^a   Jørgensen, Mette M ^b   Hansen, Kristian R ^a   Alkeskjold, Thomas T ^b   Broeng, Jes ^b   Lægsgaard, Jesper ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NKT PHOTONICS A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ENERGY GAP; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; WAVEGUIDE FILTERS;

DISTRIBUTED MODE; HIGH-POWER; LEAKY WAVEGUIDES; MODE-LOCKED; OUTPUT POWER; POWER IMPROVEMENTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES; SIGNAL POWER LEVELS; SINGLE MODE; THERMALLY INDUCED;

FIBERS;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASER;

AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS;

EID: 84857508860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.005742     Document Type: Article

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