Title :
1.3 μm Raman fibre amplifier pumped by chromium-doped forsterite laser
Author :
Dianov, Evgeny M. ; Karpov, V.I. ; Grekov, M.V. ; Prokhorov, A.M. ; Kamalov, V.F. ; Slobodchikov, E.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Gen. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 1.3 μm Raman fibre amplifier pumped by a stable and low-noise CW chromium-doped forsterite laser has been investigated for the first time. A lowest noise figure of 4.3±0.3 dB has been obtained for a forward pumping scheme with a fibre grating returning residual pump into the fibre
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; laser noise; optical pumping; 1.3 micron; 4.3 dB; CW chromium-doped forsterite laser pumping; Mg2SiO4:Cr; Raman fibre amplifier; fibre grating; noise figure;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961015
