A Study of the Output Characteristics of a 1-kW-class Narrow-bandwidth PM Fiber Laser Depending on Its Pumping Structure |
Kim, Tae Hyoung
(Laser R&D, LIGNex1)
Jeong, Seong Mook (Laser R&D, LIGNex1) Kim, Ki Hyuck (Laser R&D, LIGNex1) Lee, Sung Hun (Laser R&D, LIGNex1) Yang, Hwan Seok (Laser R&D, LIGNex1) |
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