Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 7, 0701009(2023)

Effects of Fiber Array Disturbance on Beam Quality in Compact Spectral Beam Combining System

Yongneng Wang1, Fujian Li2, Daxing Rao2, Yong Cui2、*, Xiaohui Zhao2, Ruijing He2, Lailin Ji2, Yanqi Gao2, Zhan Sui2, and Huacai Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Insititute of Optics and Electronics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Yongneng Wang, Fujian Li, Daxing Rao, Yong Cui, Xiaohui Zhao, Ruijing He, Lailin Ji, Yanqi Gao, Zhan Sui, Huacai Chen. Effects of Fiber Array Disturbance on Beam Quality in Compact Spectral Beam Combining System[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(7): 0701009

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: May. 7, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 4, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Cui Yong (yong_cui@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL220826

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