Title :
Pulsed raman conversion to 2.14 μm by means of a thulium-doped fiber laser and a GeO2 fiber
Author :
Gruppi, Delphine ; Hirth, Antoine ; Pfeiffer, Pierre
Author_Institution :
French-German Res. Inst. of St.-Louis ISL, St. Louis
Abstract :
Pulsed Raman conversion to 2.14 mum is reported. Peak Stokes power of 210 W (400 mW average) at 30 kHz with a slope efficiency of 62% in a GeO2-doped fiber is demonstrated.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; germanium compounds; optical wavelength conversion; GeO2; frequency 30 kHz; power 210 W; pulsed Raman conversion; thulium-doped fiber laser; wavelength 2.14 mum; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (290.5910) Scattering, stimulated Raman;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
