Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 4, 20210256(2022)

Transverse mode instability effect of fiber lasers with different pump wavelengths

Yingchao Wan1, Baolai Yang1,2,3, Xiaoming Xi1,2,3, Hanwei Zhang1,2,3, Yun Ye1,2,3, and Xiaolin Wang1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    Yingchao Wan, Baolai Yang, Xiaoming Xi, Hanwei Zhang, Yun Ye, Xiaolin Wang. Transverse mode instability effect of fiber lasers with different pump wavelengths[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(4): 20210256

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    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Jan. 20, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 7, 2022

    Published Online: May. 18, 2022

    The Author Email: Xiaolin Wang (chinaphotonics@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210256

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