1.3 kW monolithic linearly polarized single-mode master oscillator power amplifier and strategies for mitigating mode instabilities

Rumao Tao; Pengfei Ma; Xiaolin Wang; Pu Zhou; Zejin Liu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.3.000086

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