Title :
Spectral broadening and intensity interactions in cascades of a Raman fiber laser: analytical model and experimental test
Author :
Babin, S.A. ; Churkin, D.V. ; Podivilov, E.V. ; Kurkov, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Autom. & Electrometry, Russian Acad. of Sci., Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract :
Spectral broadening and its influence on the output power and intensity interactions in cascades of a Raman fiber laser has been studied experimentally and theoretically. The effect appears very important for the RFL optimal performance.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; optical pumping; optical saturation; spectral line broadening; Raman fiber laser cascades; intensity interactions; spectral broadening;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5