Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 5, 050004(2018)

Research Progress in High Power Tm 3+-Doped Silica Fiber Lasers

Yinzi Liu, Yingbin Xing, Zhongwei Xu, and Jinyan Li*
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  • Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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    Category: General

    Received: Oct. 26, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 11, 2018

    The Author Email: Li Jinyan (ljy@mail.hus)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.050004

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