• DocumentCode
    2740126
  • Title

    Design, performance, and limitations of fibers for cladding-pumped Raman lasers

  • Author

    Nilsson, Johan ; Ji, Junhua ; Codemard, Christophe A. ; Sahu, Jayanta K.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    10-12 Jan. 2011
  • Firstpage
    189
  • Lastpage
    190
  • Abstract
    We discuss designs of double-clad Raman fiber lasers for efficient 1st-Stokes generation. Limiting factors include unwanted 2nd Stokes generation, material damage, dispersion, inner-cladding NA, and background loss. A brightness enhancement of over 2000 is possible.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; brightness; fibre lasers; optical design techniques; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; 2nd Stokes generation; background loss; brightness enhancement; cladding-pumped Raman lasers; dispersion; double-clad Raman fiber lasers; efficient 1st-Stokes generation; fiber design; fiber limitations; fiber performance; inner-cladding NA; material damage; Brightness; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Stimulated emission; Optical fiber amplifiers; Raman lasers; Raman scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Keystone, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8428-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730111
  • Filename
    5730111
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2740126