Title :
Gain bandwidth optimisation and enhancement in ultra-long Raman fibre laser based amplifiers
Author :
Alcon-Camas, M. ; El-Taher, A.E. ; Ania-Castanon, J.D. ; Harper, P.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
We show experimentally a 57nm gain bandwidth for an ultra-long Raman fiber laser based amplification technique using only a single pump wavelength. The enhanced gain bandwidth and gain flatness is investigated for single and multi-cavity designs.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical design techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; amplification technique; gain bandwidth optimisation; gain flatness; multicavity design; single cavity design; single pump wavelength; ultralong Raman fibre amplifiers; ultralong Raman fibre laser; Bandwidth; Fiber gratings; Gain; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621094
