Raman amplification in fluoride glass fibres

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© The Institution of Electrical Engineers
Published 21/07/2012

Abstract

We report on stimulated Raman multi-Stokes scattering and Raman amplification in slightly multimode fluoride glass fibres. Raman gain in excess of 40 dB has been obtained in an 18 μm-diameter, 10 m-long fibre with a pump power in the order of 1 kW.

Inspec keywords: stimulated Raman scattering; optical glass; optical fibres

Other keywords: Raman gain; stimulated Raman multi-Stokes scattering; power spectrum; Raman amplification; fluoride glass fibres; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF glass fibre; optical fibre

Subjects: Fibre optics and fibre waveguides; Nonlinear optics and devices; Fibre optics; Stimulated Raman scattering and spectra; CARS; stimulated Brillouin and stimulated Rayleigh scattering and spectra

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