Thermal distribution characteristic of high-power laser double-cladding Thulium-doped fiber amplifier

Zhang Haiwei; Sheng Quan; Shi Wei; Bai Xiaolei; Fu Shijie; Yao Jianquan

doi:10.3788/irla201746.0622004

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