Compact, Fiber-Compatible, Cascaded Raman Laser

Abstract

Cascaded Raman Stokes lasing in an ultrahigh-Q silica microsphere resonator coupled to a tapered fiber is demonstrated and analyzed. With less than 900 mW of pump power near 980 nm, five cascaded Stokes lasing lines are generated. In addition, a threshold power of 56.4 mW for the first-order Stokes lasing is achieved. The Stokes lasing lines exhibit distinct characteristics depending on their order, as predicted by theoretical analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA471163

Entities

People

  • Bumki Min
  • Kerry Vahala
  • Tobias Kippenberg

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bragg Gratings
  • California
  • Data Sets
  • Diameters
  • Efficiency
  • Emission Spectra
  • Fibers
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Microspheres
  • Numbers
  • Optical Fibers
  • Q Factor
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Raman Lasers
  • Spheres
  • Square Roots

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers