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Narrow-line fiber-coupled modules for DPAL pumping

Koenning et al., 2015

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14298732631426550296
Author
Koenning T
McCormick D
Irvin D
Stapleton D
Guiney T
Patterson S
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High-Power Diode Laser Technology and Applications XIII

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Recent advances in high power diode laser technologies have enabled advanced research on diode pumped alkali metal vapor lasers (DPALs). Due to their low quantum defect, DPALs offer the promise of scalability to very high average power levels while maintaining …
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