Suppression of FM-to-AM modulation by polarizing fiber front end for high-power lasers

ZHI QIAO; XIAOCHAO WANG; WEI FAN; XUECHUN LI; YOUEN JIANG; RAO LI; CANHONG HUANG; ZUNQI LIN

doi:10.1364/ao.55.008352

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