Multiwavelength Raman fiber lasers using Hi-Bi photonic crystal fiber loop mirrors combined with random cavities

Different multiwavelength Raman fiber lasers based on a hybrid cavity set-up are proposed. The lasing schemes are based in highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber loop mirrors combined with random cavities. The Hi-Bi PCF loop mirrors are characterized by an interferometric output; whereas the ran...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rodrigues Pinto, Ana Margarida, Frazão, Orlando, Santos, José Luís, López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/35950
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/35950
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fiber optics
Fiber laser
Photonic crystal fibers
Raman laser
Rayleigh scattering
Random laser
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Sumario:Different multiwavelength Raman fiber lasers based on a hybrid cavity set-up are proposed. The lasing schemes are based in highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber loop mirrors combined with random cavities. The Hi-Bi PCF loop mirrors are characterized by an interferometric output; whereas the random mirrors are created by cooperative Rayleigh scattering due to Raman gain. This configuration allows suppression of Rayleigh associated noise growth, while taking advantage of it as an active part of the laser cavity, enhancing the achievable gain. The proposed fiber lasers present stable operation at room temperature although different output maxima and shapes depending on the fiber loop mirror/random mirror combination.