Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 53, Issue 12, 20240380(2024)

Active polarization-phase control in fiber laser coherent beam combining (invited)

Hongbing ZHOU1,2, Rumao TAO1、*, Xiong XIN1, Haoyu ZHANG1, Chenxu LIU1, Xinyu WANG1, Qiang SHU1, Qiuhui CHU1, Honghuan LIN1, Jianjun WANG1, Lixin YAN2, and Feng JING1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laser Fusion Research Center, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 2Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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    Hongbing ZHOU, Rumao TAO, Xiong XIN, Haoyu ZHANG, Chenxu LIU, Xinyu WANG, Qiang SHU, Qiuhui CHU, Honghuan LIN, Jianjun WANG, Lixin YAN, Feng JING. Active polarization-phase control in fiber laser coherent beam combining (invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2024, 53(12): 20240380

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    Received: Aug. 26, 2024

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    Published Online: Jan. 16, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20240380

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