@inproceedings{Aydin:19, author = {Yi\u{g}it Ozan Ayd{i}n and Vincent Fortin and Fr\'{e}d\'{e}ric Maes and R\'{e}al Vall\'{e}e and Martin Bernier}, booktitle = {Laser Congress 2019 (ASSL, LAC, LS\&C)}, journal = {Laser Congress 2019 (ASSL, LAC, LS\&C)}, keywords = {Fiber Bragg gratings; Fiber lasers; Fluoride fibers; High power fiber lasers; Laser operation; Laser systems}, pages = {AW4A.7}, publisher = {Optical Society of America}, title = {Long-term Operation of High-power 3 {\textmu}m Fiber Lasers}, year = {2019}, url = {http://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ASSL-2019-AW4A.7}, doi = {10.1364/ASSL.2019.AW4A.7}, abstract = {We report GeO2 endcapping on high-power 3 {\textmu}m-class fluoride fiber laser cavities which minimizes fiber tip degradation and enables their long-term operation.}, }