• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 21, Issue 2, 021404 (2023)
Hongye Li1、2, Xin Tian1、2, Hao Li1、2, Baiyi Wu1、2, Xiaofan Zhao1、3, Meng Wang1、2、3, Chenhui Gao1、3, Binyu Rao1, Xiaoming Xi1, Zilun Chen1, Zefeng Wang1、2、3、*, and Jinbao Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Energy Laser Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202321.021404 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Hongye Li, Xin Tian, Hao Li, Baiyi Wu, Xiaofan Zhao, Meng Wang, Chenhui Gao, Binyu Rao, Xiaoming Xi, Zilun Chen, Zefeng Wang, Jinbao Chen. Fiber oscillator of 5 kW using fiber Bragg gratings inscribed by a visible femtosecond laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(2): 021404 Copy Citation Text show less
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    [2] Hao Li, Baolai Yang, Meng Wang, Chenhui Gao, Baiyi Wu, Lingfa Zeng, Xiaoming Xi, Zilun Chen, Xiaolin Wang, Zefeng Wang, Jinbao Chen. Femtosecond laser fabrication of large-core fiber Bragg gratings for high-power fiber oscillators. APL Photonics, 8, 046101(2023).

    Hongye Li, Xin Tian, Hao Li, Baiyi Wu, Xiaofan Zhao, Meng Wang, Chenhui Gao, Binyu Rao, Xiaoming Xi, Zilun Chen, Zefeng Wang, Jinbao Chen. Fiber oscillator of 5 kW using fiber Bragg gratings inscribed by a visible femtosecond laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(2): 021404
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