Title :
Amplified-spontaneous-emission pumped raman fiber laser
Author :
Levit, Boris ; Bekker, Alexander ; Smulakovsky, Vladimir ; Fischer, Baruch
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We present a low-threshold Raman fiber laser at 1670 nm, pumped for the first time by the ASE of an EDFA. The output was 340 mW, 34% of the pump power, and the threshold (with another laser) 160 mW.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; fibre lasers; optical pumping; superradiance; ASE; EDFA; amplified-spontaneous-emission pumped Raman fiber laser; low-threshold Raman fiber laser; power 160 mW; power 340 mW; pump power; wavelength 1670 nm; Brillouin scattering; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Reflectivity; Stimulated emission; (060.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.3550) Lasers, Raman;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
