• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 34, Issue 8, 814004 (2014)
Wang Zefeng1、*, Yu Fei2, William J Wadsworth2, and Jonathan C Knight2
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    DOI: 10.3788/aos201434.0814004 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Wang Zefeng, Yu Fei, William J Wadsworth, Jonathan C Knight. Single-Pass High-Gain 1.9 μm Optical Fiber Gas Raman Laser[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2014, 34(8): 814004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A single-pass high-gain 1.9 μm fiber gas laser, based on vibrational stimulated Raman scattering in a hydrogen-filled hollow core photonic crystal fiber, is reported. Efficient conversion to the first-order vibrational Stokes wave of 1907 nm is obtained in a low loss negative curvature hollow core fiber with a length of 6.5 m, which is filled with high pressure hydrogen pumped with a linearly polarized 1064 nm microchip pulse laser. The maximum power conversion efficiency, which is more than 27% at 2.3 MPa hydrogen pressure, and a quantum conversion efficiency of 48% are achieved. The maximum laser average power is about 10 mW,and the maximum peak power is more than 2000 W. It provides a potentially effective method to obtain broadly tunable mid-IR fiber lasers of high power and narrow linewidth.
    Wang Zefeng, Yu Fei, William J Wadsworth, Jonathan C Knight. Single-Pass High-Gain 1.9 μm Optical Fiber Gas Raman Laser[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2014, 34(8): 814004
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