Title :
Enhanced stimulated raman scattering in hollow core photonic crystal fiber by use of Fiber Bragg Grating
Author :
Couny, F. ; Benabid, F. ; Carraz, O.
Author_Institution :
Photonics & Photonic Mater. Group, Univ. of Bath, Bath
Abstract :
The combined use of fiber-Bragg-gratings and H2-filled HCPCF-based gas cells is reported to enhance the Raman conversion into the first Stokes by 13 dB and reduce the threshold of other Raman lines, making all-fiber-CW-Raman gas-laser possible.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Raman lasers; fibre lasers; gas lasers; holey fibres; hydrogen; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; photonic crystals; stimulated Raman scattering; H2; Raman conversion; Raman lines; all-fiber-CW-Raman gas-laser; enhanced stimulated raman scattering; fiber Bragg grating; hollow core photonic crystal fiber; hydrogen-filled HCPCF-based gas cells; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gas lasers; Hydrogen; Optical pumping; Photonic crystal fibers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; (060.4370) Nonlinear Optics, Fibers; (140.4130) Molecular Gas Lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627629
