Title :
1.9 µm coherent source generation in hydrogen-filled hollow core fiber by stimulated raman scattering
Author :
Zefeng Wang ; Fei Yu ; Wadsworth, William J. ; Knight, Jonathan C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
A 1.9 μm fiber gas Raman converter is reported for the first time. A low loss hydrogen-filled hollow-core negative curvature fiber is pumped with a 1064 nm microchip laser, generating a 1907 nm output with quantum conversion efficiency >48%.
Keywords :
hydrogen; optical fibres; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; stimulated Raman scattering; H2; coherent source generation; fiber gas Raman converter; hydrogen-filled hollow core fiber; microchip laser; quantum conversion efficiency; stimulated Raman scattering; wavelength 1.9 mum; wavelength 1064 nm; wavelength 1907 nm; Fiber lasers; Hydrogen; Laser excitation; Microchip lasers; Optical fiber polarization; Photonic crystal fibers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W4E.1
