High-Power Continuous-Wave Directly-Diode-Pumped Fiber Raman Lasers
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Abstract
We describe novel fiber Raman lasers pumped directly by spectrally combined high power multimode laser diodes at ~975 nm and emitting at ~1019 nm. With a commercial multimode graded-index fiber, we reached 20 W of laser output power with a record slope efficiency of 80%. With an in-house double-clad fiber, the beam quality improved to M2 = 1.9, albeit with lower output power and slope efficiency due to higher fiber loss. We believe this is the first publication of a fiber Raman laser cladding-pumped directly by diodes.
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OpenAlex topics: Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics · Optical Network Technologies · Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
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Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Funding
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council · European Office of Aerospace Research and Development
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