Title :
Nonlinear optical limits to power in fiber amplifiers
Author :
Smith, A.V. ; Hadley, G.R. ; Farrow, R.L. ; Do, B.T.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
Abstract :
Stimulated Brillouin scattering, stimulated Raman scattering, four-wave mixing, self phase modulation, self focusing, and optical dielectric breakdown limit the power obtainable from fiber amplifiers. We explore the limits on nanosecond pulse amplification in LMA fibers.
Keywords :
electric breakdown; high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical self-focusing; self-phase modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Raman scattering; LMA fibers; fiber amplifiers; four-wave mixing; large-mode area fibers; nanosecond pulse amplification; nonlinear optical limits; optical dielectric breakdown limit; self focusing; self phase modulation; stimulated Brillouin scattering; stimulated Raman scattering; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Power amplifiers; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (060,4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers;
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
