Coherent combining of fiber laser based on internal phase locking in spatial structure

Jinhu Long; Rongtao Su; Hongxiang Chang; Tianyue Hou; Qi Chang; Min Jiang; Jiayi Zhang; Yanxing Ma; Pengfei Ma; Pu Zhou

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202335.220258

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