Review of models of mode instability in fiber amplifiers

We compare several published models of mode instability for fiber amplifiers. 2013 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (140.6810) Thermal effects; (190.2640) Stimulated scattering,

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