Title :
Dependence of parabolic pulse evolution and compression on SRS threshold
Author :
Chang, Guoqing ; Galvanauskas, Almantas ; Winful, Herbert G. ; Norris, Theodore B.
Author_Institution :
FOCUS Center, Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Limiting effects caused by stimulated Raman scattering on parabolic pulse compression in high power/energy Yb-fiber amplifiers are determined using an analytical model. Numerical simulations verify the analytical results.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse compression; stimulated Raman scattering; ytterbium; SRS threshold; Yb-fiber amplifiers; analytical model; high energy fiber amplifiers; high power amplifiers; parabolic pulse compression; parabolic pulse evolution; stimulated Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
