Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 23, 2306002(2022)

Kilowatt-Level Monolithic All-Fiber Laser Oscillator

Hao Li1,2, Hongye Li1,2, Zhixian Li1,2, Xin Tian1,2, Meng Wang1,2,3, Binyu Rao1,2, Baiyi Wu1,2,3, Xiaoming Xi1,2,3, Zilun Chen1,2,3, Zefeng Wang1,2,3、*, and Jinbao Chen1,2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, Hunan , China
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    Hao Li, Hongye Li, Zhixian Li, Xin Tian, Meng Wang, Binyu Rao, Baiyi Wu, Xiaoming Xi, Zilun Chen, Zefeng Wang, Jinbao Chen. Kilowatt-Level Monolithic All-Fiber Laser Oscillator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(23): 2306002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Mar. 14, 2022

    Accepted: Jun. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Dec. 14, 2022

    The Author Email: Wang Zefeng (zefengwang_nudt@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.2306002

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