Experimental demonstration of mode structure in ultralong Raman fiber lasers.
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We present the first experimental demonstration of a resolvable mode structure with spacing c/2nL in the RF spectra of ultralong Raman fiber lasers. The longest ever demonstrated laser cavity (L=84 km), RF peaks of ~100 Hz width and spacing ~1 kHz have been observed at low intracavity powers. The width of the peaks increases linearly with growing intracavity power and is almost independent of fiber length.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 32 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007