Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 48, Issue 11, 110607(2011)

Research Progress in Suppression of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Narrow-Linewidth Fiber Amplifiers with Multi-Tone Amplification

Du Wenbo*, Zhu Jiajian, Zhou Pu, Xu Xiaojun, and Shu Bohong
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    Du Wenbo, Zhu Jiajian, Zhou Pu, Xu Xiaojun, Shu Bohong. Research Progress in Suppression of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Narrow-Linewidth Fiber Amplifiers with Multi-Tone Amplification[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2011, 48(11): 110607

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    Category: Reviews

    Received: May. 16, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 11, 2011

    The Author Email: Wenbo Du (duwenbomtn@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/lop48.110607

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