High-Order Modes Threshold Study on High Power All-fiber Amplifier

Lei Min; Qi Yunfeng; Liu Chi; Yang Yifeng; Zheng Ye; Chen Xiaolong; Ye Qing; Zhou Jun

doi:10.3788/cjl201542.0605002

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