EFFICIENT SEEDING OF A RAMAN AMPLIFIER WITH A VISIBLE LASER-DIODE

Authors
WESSEL JG REPASKY KS CARLSTEN JL
Citation
Jg. Wessel et al., EFFICIENT SEEDING OF A RAMAN AMPLIFIER WITH A VISIBLE LASER-DIODE, Optics letters, 19(18), 1994, pp. 1430-1432
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
19
Issue
18
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1430 - 1432
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1994)19:18<1430:ESOARA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Recent developments in tunable laser diodes now make it possible to do injection seeding of a quantum-limited Raman amplifier. We present da ta from an experiment in which a tunable laser diode in the visible wa s injected into a Raman amplifier with a coupling efficiency of 65% +/ - 45%. This efficiency approaches the theoretical limit of 100% and is much larger than the 0.1-0.2% coupling efficiency reported in the lit erature for a comparable experiment when an infrared laser diode is us ed.