Title :
Spatial and Spectral Effects in Continuous-Wave Intracavity Raman Lasers
Author :
Spence, David J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We develop an analytic model to explore spatial and spectral effects in intracavity Raman lasers. The effects of deterioration of the spatial and spectral properties of the fundamental and Stokes fields on the laser performance are derived. We quantify how the fundamental field strength can be used to diagnose the behavior of the system, and apply this tool to key prior experimental results.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; solid lasers; Stokes fields; analytic model; continuous-wave intracavity Raman lasers; field strength; laser performance; spatial effects; spectral effects; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Continuous-wave lasers; Raman lasers; nonlinear optics; solid-state lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2014.2344042
