Experimental Research on Abnormal Transverse Mode Instability in High-Power Fiber Lasers

Lingfa Zeng; Yujun Wen; Xiaolin Wang; Peng Wang; Xiaoming Xi; Baolai Yang; Hanwei Zhang; Fengjie Xi; Kai Han; Zefeng Wang; Xiaojun Xu

doi:10.3788/CJL230782

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