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    Journals >Chinese Optics Letters >Volume 22 >Issue 11 >Page 111404 > Article
    • Chinese Optics Letters
    • Vol. 22, Issue 11, 111404 (2024)
    Dynamic beam shaping with a compact coherently combined fiber laser array
    Rongtao Su1,2,3,*, Jinhu Long1, Kaikai Jin1, Hongxiang Chang1..., Yanxing Ma1,2,3 and Pu Zhou1,**|Show fewer author(s)
    Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2Nanhu Laser 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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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202422.111404 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Rongtao Su, Jinhu Long, Kaikai Jin, Hongxiang Chang, Yanxing Ma, Pu Zhou, "Dynamic beam shaping with a compact coherently combined fiber laser array," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 111404 (2024) Copy Citation Text show less
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