Title :
FWM-assisted Raman laser for second-order Raman pumping
Author :
Leplingard, F. ; Borne, S. ; Martinelli, C. ; Leclere, C. ; Lopez, T. ; Guerin, J. ; Bayart, D. ; Vanholsbeeck, F.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
By enabling four-wave-mixing process within the cavity, a new type of Raman fiber laser for second-order pumping applications is demonstrated, exhibiting high stability down to a few milliwatts for the seed (1428 nm).
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser cavity resonators; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; 1428 nm; FWM-assisted Raman laser; Raman fibre laser; cavity; second-order Raman pumping; seed wavelength; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Laser stability; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248319
