Title :
High efficiency continuous-wave Holey-fiber Raman laser
Author :
Travers, J.C. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London
Abstract :
A linear-cavity totally-fiber-integrated continuous-wave holey-fiber Raman laser, with short, 100 m, length of holey-fiber as the gain medium, is reported. Slope efficiencies of up to 77%, thresholds of 2.7 W and output powers of 3.6 W are achieved
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Raman lasers; integrated optics; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; 100 m; 2.7 W; 3.6 W; continuous-wave holey-fiber Raman laser; fibre Bragg grating; gain medium; linear-cavity; slope efficiency; totally-fiber-integrated Raman laser; Bragg gratings; Fiber lasers; Holey fibers; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201783
