RAMAN EFFECT BASED MODULATOR FOR HIGH-POWER FIBER LASERS

Authors
TORRES I STARODUMOV AN BARMENKOV YO ZENTENO LA GAVRILOVIC P
Citation
I. Torres et al., RAMAN EFFECT BASED MODULATOR FOR HIGH-POWER FIBER LASERS, Applied physics letters, 72(4), 1998, pp. 401-403
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
72
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
401 - 403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1998)72:4<401:REBMFH>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally an all-fiber nonlinear optical modulator which can find application for high power (greater than 20 W) single- mode fiber lasers. Stimulated Raman scattering is used to transfer the amplitude modulation from a low-power signal beam at the Stokes frequ ency onto a high-power beam. Efficient modulation of 1064 nm pump radi ation by 100 ps Stokes pulses is demonstrated in a highly Ce-doped fib er. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.