Title :
165 km ultra-long raman fibre laser in the C-band
Author :
Karalekas, V. ; Kablukov, S. ; Harper, P. ; Ania-Castañón, J.D. ; Babin, S. ; Turitsyn, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham
Abstract :
We present the first experimental demonstration of a Raman fibre laser operation with a resolvable ~0.6 kHz mode spacing operating at 1551 nm. Our laser has a record cavity length of 165 km.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; laser modes; C-band; cavity length; reflectivity; resolvable mode spacing; size 165 km; ultra-long Raman fibre laser; wavelength 1551 nm; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical propagation; Power generation; Pump lasers; Radiation monitoring; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729118
