E. M. Dianov, I. A. Bufetov, V. M. Mashinsky, V. B. Neustruev, O. I. Medvedkov, A. V. Shubin, M. A. Mel'kumov, A. N. Gur'yanov, V. F. Khopin, M. V. Yashkov, “Raman fibre lasers emitting at a wavelength above 2 μm”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2004, Volume 34, Number 8,Pages <nobr>695

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Raman fibre lasers emitting at a wavelength above 2 μm

E. M. Dianov^a, I. A. Bufetov^a, V. M. Mashinsky^a, V. B. Neustruev^a, O. I. Medvedkov^a, A. V. Shubin^a, M. A. Mel'kumov^a, A. N. Gur'yanov^b, V. F. Khopin^b, M. V. Yashkov^b

^a Fiber Optics Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances RAS, Nizhnii Novgorod

Abstract: Single-mode Raman fibre lasers emitting a few hundreds of millwatts at wavelengths of 2.0 and 2.2 μm are built for the first time. Laser emission was amplified in a fibre with a germanium dioxide core and a silica cladding pumped by an Er/Yb-doped fibre laser.

PACS: 42.55.Wd, 42.55.Ye, 42.60.Lh

Received: 02.07.2004