Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 11, 1106005(2021)
All-Fiber Signal Combiner with Flat-Top Beam Output
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Jianbin Huang, Danping Chu, Qunsheng Zhang, Dapeng Zhang, Xinglong Wang. All-Fiber Signal Combiner with Flat-Top Beam Output[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(11): 1106005
Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
Received: Oct. 9, 2020
Accepted: Nov. 18, 2020
Published Online: Jun. 7, 2021
The Author Email: Huang Jianbin (jianbinhuang@fiber-resources.com)