Title :
Raman fibre laser operating at 1.24 μm
Author :
Chernikov, S.V. ; Platonov, N.S. ; Gapontsev, D.V. ; Chang, Do, III ; Guy, M.J. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
fDate :
4/2/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A compact and efficient cascaded Raman fibre laser based on fused fibre couplers pumped by a diode-pumped ytterbium-doped fibre laser is demonstrated. The results obtained from its application to various Raman amplifier configurations at 1300 nm are reported
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; laser transitions; optical pumping; 1.24 micron; Raman fibre laser; cascaded fibre laser; diode-pumped Yb-doped fibre laser; fused fibre couplers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980421
