High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 35, Issue 4, 041005(2023)

Research progress and prospect of high power all-fiber coherent beam combination based on fiber combining devices

Yuefang Yan1,2, Rumao Tao1、*, Yu Liu1, Yuwei Li1, Haoyu Zhang1, Qiuhui Chu1, Min Li1, Qiang Shu1, Xi Feng1, Wenhui Huang2, and Feng Jing1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laser Fusion Research Center, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Particle & Radiation Imaging of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China)
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    Yuefang Yan, Rumao Tao, Yu Liu, Yuwei Li, Haoyu Zhang, Qiuhui Chu, Min Li, Qiang Shu, Xi Feng, Wenhui Huang, Feng Jing. Research progress and prospect of high power all-fiber coherent beam combination based on fiber combining devices[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(4): 041005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Laser Beam Combining Technology

    Received: Sep. 29, 2022

    Accepted: Dec. 28, 2022

    Published Online: Apr. 18, 2023

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

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202335.220316

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