Single-frequency, single-mode emission at 2040 nm from a 600-W thulium-doped fiber amplifier chain

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  Goodno, Gregory D ^a   Book, Lewis D ^a   Rothenberg, Joshua E ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODE AMPLIFIERS; THULIUM;

COHERENT BEAM COMBINING; DFB DIODE LASER; LOW PHASE NOISE; SINGLE FREQUENCY; SINGLE MODE EMISSION; THULIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 85088759606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1364/assp.2009.mf2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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