Effective suppression of the photodarkening effect in high-power Yb-doped fiber amplifiers by H2 loading

Ruiting Cao; Gui Chen; Yisha Chen; Zhilun Zhang; Xianfeng Lin; Bin Dai; Luyun Yang; Jinyan Li

doi:10.1364/PRJ.381208

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