• DocumentCode
    1824695
  • Title

    Pump-to-Stokes relative intensity noise (RIN) transfer in Raman fiber lasers: observations and modeling

  • Author

    Babin, S.A. ; Churkin, D.V. ; Kablukov, S.I. ; Podivilov, E.V. ; Medvedkov, O.I. ; Fotiadi, A.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Autom. & Electrometry, Russian Acad. of Sci., Novosibirsk, Russia
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    By analogy with Raman amplifiers we explored pump-to-Stokes RIN transfer for Raman lasers. We report direct measurement of the effect and its analytical model. RIN associated with pump longitudinal mode beating deteriorates Raman laser performances.
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; fibre lasers; Raman amplifiers; Raman fiber lasers; pump-to-Stokes relative intensity noise transfer; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Noise figure; Optical fiber theory; Power generation; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192671
  • Filename
    1498407