Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 23, 2306001(2022)

Photodarkening Effect of 5 kW Near-Single-Mode Fiber Laser Oscillator

Peng Wang1,2,3,4, Baolai Yang1,2,3, Hanwei Zhang1,2,3、*, Xiaoming Xi1,2,3, Chen Shi1,2,3, Xiaolin Wang1,2,3, Xiaojun Xu1,2,3, and Lü Pin4
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
  • 4Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    Peng Wang, Baolai Yang, Hanwei Zhang, Xiaoming Xi, Chen Shi, Xiaolin Wang, Xiaojun Xu, Lü Pin. Photodarkening Effect of 5 kW Near-Single-Mode Fiber Laser Oscillator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(23): 2306001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Apr. 11, 2022

    Accepted: Jun. 4, 2022

    Published Online: Dec. 14, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhang Hanwei (zhanghanwei100@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.2306001

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