• DocumentCode
    989419
  • Title

    Femto soliton Raman generation

  • Author

    Gouveia-Neto, A.S. ; Gomes, A.S.L. ; Taylor, J.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Fisica, Univ. Federal de Alagoas, Maceio, Brazil
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    332
  • Lastpage
    340
  • Abstract
    The generation of frequency-tunable (1.3-1.5 mu m), kilowatt, femto second pulses (<100 fs) through a soliton Raman process in single-mode optical fibers is described. Several schemes including single-pass and fiber resonators are presented, in addition to the relevant process of soliton pulse relaunch and synchronous amplification. Using a cascade Raman pump process, femtosecond soliton generation is possible to 1.6 mu m and above.<>
  • Keywords
    Raman lasers; fibre optics; optical fibres; solitons; stimulated Raman scattering; 1.3 to 1.6 micron; 100 fs; cascade Raman pump process; femtosecond soliton Raman generation; fiber resonators; frequency tunable kilowatt femtosecond pulses; single-mode optical fibers; soliton pulse relaunch; stimulated Raman scattering; synchronous amplification; Fiber lasers; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Solid lasers; Solitons; Stimulated emission; Synchronous generators; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.130
  • Filename
    130