Title :
High-brightness 210 μJ pulsed Raman fiber source
Author :
Shirakawa, A. ; Codemard, C.A. ; Ji, J. ; Chen, K.K. ; Malinowski, A. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Nilsson, J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., Southampton
Abstract :
We report a 210 muJ pulsed high-brightness fiber source based on a cladding-pumped Raman fiber. It delivers Stokes light at 1112 nm, of 500 ns duration, 420 W peak power, and M2 1.8.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; brightness; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre cladding; optical pumping; Stokes light; cladding-pumped Raman fiber; energy 210 muJ; high-brightness fiber source; power 420 W; pulsed Raman fiber source; time 500 ns; wavelength 1112 nm; Brightness; Degradation; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission; Structural beams; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (140.3550) Lasers, Raman;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
