Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 10, 1014003(2022)

Numerical Study of Modal Properties of Large-Mode-Area Yb-Doped Optical Fiber in High-Power Laser Amplification

Chaochao Shen1,2, Fei Yu1,3、*, Chunlei Yu1,3, and Lili Hu1,3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang, China
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    Chaochao Shen, Fei Yu, Chunlei Yu, Lili Hu. Numerical Study of Modal Properties of Large-Mode-Area Yb-Doped Optical Fiber in High-Power Laser Amplification[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(10): 1014003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Nov. 11, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 14, 2021

    Published Online: May. 10, 2022

    The Author Email: Fei Yu (yufei@siom.ac.cn), Lili Hu (ulili@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1014003

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