• DocumentCode
    2844971
  • Title

    CW lasing in a telecom fibre due to the random distributed feedback via Rayleigh scattering

  • Author

    Turitsyn, S.K. ; Babin, S.A. ; El-Taher, A.E. ; Harper, P. ; Churkin, D.V. ; Kablukov, S.I. ; Ania-Castanon, J.D. ; Karalekas, V. ; Podivilov, E.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a fibre laser with a mirrorless cavity that operates via Rayleigh scattering amplified through the Raman effect. The properties of such random distributed feedback laser appear different from those of both traditional random lasers and conventional fibre lasers.
  • Keywords
    Raman spectra; Rayleigh scattering; distributed feedback lasers; fibre lasers; CW lasing; Raman effect; Rayleigh scattering; fibre laser; mirrorless cavity; random distributed feedback laser; telecom fibre; Cavity resonators; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Optical fibers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621257
  • Filename
    5621257