We have constructed a completely integrated fibre Raman oscillator using two fibre grating reflectors. This was synchronously mode-locked using a CW mode-locked Nd:YAG laser operating at 1.06μm. Spectral and temporal characteristics of the Raman oscillator are presented.
Inspec keywords: diffraction gratings; integrated optics; optical fibres; laser cavity resonators; optical parametric oscillators; stimulated Raman scattering
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Subjects: Integrated optics; Integrated optics; Gratings, echelles; Optical harmonic generation, frequency conversion, parametric oscillation and amplification; Other fibre optical devices and techniques; Nonlinear optics and devices; Fibre optics
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