High-pulse energy MOPA using all-fiber components

High power fiber lasers and amplifiers have received a significant amount of attention in recent years. Due to their stable beam characteristics, good thermal dissipation, and reduced weight compared to diode-pumped solid state lasers, they are finding more application spaces. One subset of this broad category of devices is pulsed sources operating in the mJ regime, which have a wide range of sensing and materials applications.

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