Title :
Raman Fiber Oscillators and Amplifiers Pumped by Semiconductor Disk Lasers
Author :
Chamorovskiy, Alexander ; Rautiainen, Jussi ; Rantamäki, Antti ; Okhotnikov, Oleg G.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
Optical pumping of Raman fiber lasers and amplifiers with semiconductor disk lasers represents novel advantageous approach as compared with conventional pumping techniques based on diode lasers and/or fiber converters. Short pulse generation and low-noise amplification are experimentally demonstrated using this pumping concept. High-power, low-noise, and diffraction-limited beam quality, naturally attributed to disk laser geometry, promises significant and positive impact on the optical amplifier technology.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; Raman fiber oscillators; diffraction-limited beam quality; diode lasers; disk laser geometry; fiber amplifiers; fiber converters; low-noise amplification; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; semiconductor disk lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Fiber nonlinear optics; optical fiber amplifiers; raman scattering; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; vertical external cavity;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2011.2161270
