Electronics Letters · 1985 · 27 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsPhotonicsFiber OpticsGlass MaterialsNonlinear OpticsOptical AmplifiersOptical FibersOptical GlassesFluoride Glass FibersFluoride GlassesRaman AmplificationRaman Fiber AmplifiersRaman Optical AmplifiersStimulated Raman Scattering
We report on stimulated Raman multi-Stokes scattering and Raman amplification in slightly multimode fluoride glass fibres. Raman gain in excess of 40 dB has been obtained in an 18 μm-diameter, 10 m-long fibre with a pump power in the order of 1 kW.
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