Title :
Rotational SRS in hydrogen gas filled hollow-core PCF with 3 nJ threshold and 92% conversion efficiency
Author :
Benabid, F. ; Bouwmans, Geraud ; Couny, F. ; Knight, J.C. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Abstract :
Rotational SRS at pulse energies of 3 nJ and quantum efficiency 92% is generated in /spl sim/35 m of hydrogen-filled HC-PCF using a 1064 nm pump laser. This threshold is some 10,000 times lower than previously reported.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; hydrogen; optical fibres; optical pumping; photonic crystals; stimulated Raman scattering; 1064 nm; 3 nJ; 92 percent; conversion efficiency; hydrogen gas filled hollow-core PCF; pulse energies; pump laser; quantum efficiency; rotational SRS;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
