• DocumentCode
    1815255
  • Title

    Impact of FBGs reflectivity shape on spectra of radiation in 10 km Raman fibre laser

  • Author

    Karalekas, V. ; Harper, P. ; El-Taher, A.E. ; Ania-Castanón, J.D. ; Shu, X. ; Turitsyna, E.G. ; Mezentsev, V.K. ; Bennion, I. ; Turitsyn, S.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Aston Univ., Birmingham
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We study the impact of the shape of fibre Bragg gratings spectral reflectivity on spectral broadening in a 10 km Raman fibre laser. We show that, at high powers, spectral characteristics are determined by intra-cavity processes rather than by the gratings profile.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; fibre lasers; FBGs reflectivity shape; Raman fibre laser; intra-cavity processes; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Shape; Stimulated emission; (140.3550) Lasers, Raman; (190.5650) Raman effect;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2606-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-865-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5032276