Title :
Critical review of the gain factor of 16 for calculation of the Raman threshold in fibers
Author :
Engelbrecht, Rainer
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microwaves & Photonics, Friedrich-Alexander-Univ. Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
Analytic approximations yielding the well-known gain factor of 16 in formulas for SRS threshold in fibers are compared to rigorous simulations. This factor is shown to be larger for short and modern fibers, as used for high-power lasers.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; optical fibres; Raman threshold; SRS threshold; fibers; gain factor; Approximation methods; Gain; Optical attenuators; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
