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Airclad fiber laser technology

Hansen et al., 2008

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9077616626313978459
Author
Hansen K
Olausson C
Broeng J
Mattsson K
Nielsen M
Nikolajsen T
Skovgaard P
Sørensen M
Denninger M
Jakobsen C
Simonsen H
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Fiber Lasers V: Technology, Systems, and Applications

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High-power fiber lasers and amplifiers have gained tremendous momentum in the last five years, and many of the traditional manufactures of gas and solid-state lasers are pursuing the attractive fiber-based systems, which are now displacing the old technology in many …
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