An Eye-Safe, SBS-Free Coherent Fiber Laser LIDAR Transmitter with Millijoule Energy and High Average Power
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Akbulut, M.; Kotov, L.; Wiersma, K.; Zong, J.; Li, M.; Miller, A.; Chavez-Pirson, A.; Peyghambarian, N. An Eye-Safe, SBS-Free Coherent Fiber Laser LIDAR Transmitter with Millijoule Energy and High Average Power. Photonics 2021, 8, 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8010015
Akbulut M, Kotov L, Wiersma K, Zong J, Li M, Miller A, Chavez-Pirson A, Peyghambarian N. An Eye-Safe, SBS-Free Coherent Fiber Laser LIDAR Transmitter with Millijoule Energy and High Average Power. Photonics. 2021; 8(1):15. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8010015
Chicago/Turabian StyleAkbulut, Mehmetcan, Leonid Kotov, Kort Wiersma, Jie Zong, Maohe Li, Andy Miller, Arturo Chavez-Pirson, and Nasser Peyghambarian. 2021. "An Eye-Safe, SBS-Free Coherent Fiber Laser LIDAR Transmitter with Millijoule Energy and High Average Power" Photonics 8, no. 1: 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8010015
APA StyleAkbulut, M., Kotov, L., Wiersma, K., Zong, J., Li, M., Miller, A., Chavez-Pirson, A., & Peyghambarian, N. (2021). An Eye-Safe, SBS-Free Coherent Fiber Laser LIDAR Transmitter with Millijoule Energy and High Average Power. Photonics, 8(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8010015