Short-pulse ultraviolet fiber Raman laser pumped by a XeCl excimer laser

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.4.000498· OSTI ID:6730442

Mizunami, T; Miyazaki, T; Takagi, K

Short-pulse generation by an ultraviolet fiber Raman laser has been studied both experimentally and by computer analysis. A XeCl excimer laser generating 3-nsec pulses pumped a multimode silica fiber. The fiber produced five orders of Stokes pulses in the range 312--331 nm at 2-GW/cm/sup 2/ input. The duration of these Stokes pulses was controlled by input intensity. The shortest pulse durations were between 1.4 and 1.7 nsec. The pulse waveforms were analyzed by solving coupled differential equations. The calculated results are in agreement with the experimental ones. The effects of modal and wavelength dispersion, four-photon mixing, and two-photon absorption are discussed.

• Research Organization: Department of Electronics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Sensuicho, Tobata, Kitakyushu 804, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6730442
• Journal Information: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 4:4; ISSN JOBPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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