30  W monolithic 2–3  μm supercontinuum laser

Ke Yin; Bin Zhang; Linyong Yang; Jing Hou

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000123

Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 2, 123(2018)

30 W monolithic 2–3 μm supercontinuum laser

Ke Yin^1,2, Bin Zhang^1,3,4、*, Linyong Yang^1,3,4, and Jing Hou^1,3,4

Author Affiliations

¹College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

²National Institute of Defense Technology Innovation, Academy of Military Sciences PLA China, Beijing 100010, China

³Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China

⁴Hunan Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of High Power Fiber Laser, Changsha 410073, China

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CLP Journals

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Oct. 4, 2017

Accepted: Dec. 6, 2017

Published Online: Jul. 10, 2018

The Author Email: Bin Zhang (nudtzhb@163.com)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000123

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