Abstract
Single-mode laser action, up to 4-times the threshold power, in a diode-pumped Nd-doped phosphate glass fiber having a 300-µm core is demonstrated. Subtle differences associated with the effectiveness of diode-pumping gain-guided, index-antiguided fibers are discussed.
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