Title :
Cladding-pumped continuous-wave Raman fiber laser
Author :
Jang, J.N. ; Jeong, Y. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Ibsen, M. ; Codemard, C.A. ; Selvas, R. ; Hanna, D.C. ; Nilsson, J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We report for the first time continuous-wave Raman lasing in a cladding-pumped fiber. The double-clad germanosilicate fiber was pumped by an Er/Yb co-doped fiber laser at 1545 nm. We obtained 3.4 W of output power at 1660 nm with a slope efficiency of 67%.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; erbium; fibre lasers; germanium compounds; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; ytterbium; 1545 nm; 1660 nm; 3.4 W; 67 percent; Er-Yb co-doped fiber laser; GeSiO/sub 4/; cladding-pumped fiber; continuous-wave Raman fiber laser; double-clad germanosilicate fiber; Erbium; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser excitation; Optical fiber devices; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
