6 kW near-single-mode monolithic fiber laser employing a longitudinally asymmetric spindle-shaped ytterbium-doped fiber

Fengchang Li; Peng Wang; Xiangming Meng; Baolai Yang; Liangjin Huang; Xiaoming Xi; Hanwei Zhang; Zhiping Yan; Zhiyong Pan; Xiaolin Wang; Zefeng Wang; Jinbao Chen

doi:10.3788/COL202523.071408

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 7, 071408(2025)

6 kW near-single-mode monolithic fiber laser employing a longitudinally asymmetric spindle-shaped ytterbium-doped fiber

Fengchang Li1... Peng Wang1,2,3, Xiangming Meng1, Baolai Yang1,2,3,*, Liangjin Huang1,2,3, Xiaoming Xi1,2,3, Hanwei Zhang1,2,3, Zhiping Yan1,2,3, Zhiyong Pan1,2,3,**, Xiaolin Wang1,2,3, Zefeng Wang1,2,3, and Jinbao Chen1,23,*** |Show fewer author(s)

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¹College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

²Nanhu Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

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

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Fengchang Li, Peng Wang, Xiangming Meng, Baolai Yang, Liangjin Huang, Xiaoming Xi, Hanwei Zhang, Zhiping Yan, Zhiyong Pan, Xiaolin Wang, Zefeng Wang, Jinbao Chen, "6 kW near-single-mode monolithic fiber laser employing a longitudinally asymmetric spindle-shaped ytterbium-doped fiber," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 071408 (2025)

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