E. M. Dianov, I. A. Bufetov, V. M. Mashinsky, A. V. Shubin, O. I. Medvedkov, A. E. Rakitin, M. A. Mel'kumov, V. F. Khopin, A. N. Gur'yanov, “Raman fibre lasers based on heavily GeO<sub>2</sub>-doped fibres”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2005, Volume 35, Number 5,Pages <nobr>435

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Fibre lasers

Raman fibre lasers based on heavily GeO₂-doped fibres

E. M. Dianov^a, I. A. Bufetov^a, V. M. Mashinsky^a, A. V. Shubin^a, O. I. Medvedkov^a, A. E. Rakitin^a, M. A. Mel'kumov^a, V. F. Khopin^b, A. N. Gur'yanov^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: Amplification of radiation due to stimulated Raman scattering in an optical fibre with a heavily GeO₂-doped core and a fused silica cladding is studied. The applications of such fibres in Raman lasers are demonstrated. A Raman fibre laser emitting 10 W at a fibre length of only 3 m and Raman lasers emitting at 1.73, 1.85, 2.06, and 2.2 μm are fabricated for the first time.

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

Received: 13.01.2005