High-power CW linearly polarized all-fiber Raman laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1014-1016

  Skubchenko, S A ^a   Vyatkin, M Y ^a   Gapontsev, D V ^b  

^a NTO IRE Polus Co   (Russian Federation)

^b IPG Photonics   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber; Lasers; Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LASER MODES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); RAMAN SCATTERING; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

MAXIMUM STOKES OUTPUT POWER; PUMP POLARIZATION; RAMAN LASER THRESHOLD; SLOPE EFFICIENCY;

HIGH POWER LASERS;

EID: 1942468649     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.823725     Document Type: Article

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