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Infra-red stimulated Raman generation effects of gain focusing on threshold and tuning behaviour

Infra-red stimulated Raman generation effects of gain focusing on threshold and tuning behaviour
Infra-red stimulated Raman generation effects of gain focusing on threshold and tuning behaviour
It is shown that for generation of infrared radiation by stimulated Raman scattering, the diffraction spread of the Stokes wave can have a significant effect on the threshold. Compared with an analysis in which gain focussing is neglected, the threshold powers may be much higher with a corresponding reduction in tuning range. The design of a Raman oscillator is considerably influenced by these diffraction effects, and also it is found that the Stokes wave is subject to frequency-pulling which is dependent on the pump power.
0946-2171
333-340
Cotter, D.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Wyatt, R.
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Wyatt, R.
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Cotter, D., Hanna, D.C. and Wyatt, R. (1975) Infra-red stimulated Raman generation effects of gain focusing on threshold and tuning behaviour. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 8 (4), 333-340. (doi:10.1007/BF00898367).

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It is shown that for generation of infrared radiation by stimulated Raman scattering, the diffraction spread of the Stokes wave can have a significant effect on the threshold. Compared with an analysis in which gain focussing is neglected, the threshold powers may be much higher with a corresponding reduction in tuning range. The design of a Raman oscillator is considerably influenced by these diffraction effects, and also it is found that the Stokes wave is subject to frequency-pulling which is dependent on the pump power.

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Published date: December 1975

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Local EPrints ID: 78797
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78797
ISSN: 0946-2171
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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
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Author: D. Cotter
Author: D.C. Hanna
Author: R. Wyatt

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