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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 4, 595(2020)

Experimental study of mode distortion induced by stimulated Raman scattering in high-power fiber amplifiers

Qiuhui Chu1,2, Qiang Shu1, Zeng Chen3, Fengyun Li1, Donglin Yan1, Chao Guo1, Honghuan Lin1, Jianjun Wang1, Feng Jing1, Chuanxiang Tang2, and Rumao Tao1、*
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  • 1Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Particle & Radiation Imaging (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education, Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 3National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Blind Signal Processing, Chengdu 610000, China
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    Qiuhui Chu, Qiang Shu, Zeng Chen, Fengyun Li, Donglin Yan, Chao Guo, Honghuan Lin, Jianjun Wang, Feng Jing, Chuanxiang Tang, Rumao Tao, "Experimental study of mode distortion induced by stimulated Raman scattering in high-power fiber amplifiers," Photonics Res. 8, 595 (2020)

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    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Nov. 25, 2019

    Accepted: Feb. 14, 2020

    Published Online: Mar. 31, 2020

    The Author Email: Rumao Tao (supertaozhi@163.com)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.383551

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