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Applied Physics B

, Volume 107, Issue 3, pp 711–716 | Cite as

Over 200 W average power tunable Raman amplifier based on fused silica step index fiber

  • M. RekasEmail author
  • O. Schmidt
  • H. Zimer
  • T. Schreiber
  • R. Eberhardt
  • A. Tünnermann
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Abstract

A high-power tunable Raman Amplifier is presented. The seed signal (varying from 1118 nm to 1130 nm in wavelength) was generated in a tunable Raman oscillator and fed into the Raman amplification stage. A conversion efficiency of up to 86 % was achieved and a maximum output power of over 200 W was measured. The Raman gain coefficient for the amplifier fiber was measured to be 0.76×10−14 m/W. Furthermore, the measured output power was compared with values obtained from simple mathematical model and a good agreement up to the highest output power of amplified signal was achieved.

Keywords

Output Power Stimulate Raman Scattering Raman Gain Splice Loss Raman Pump 
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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank European Commission for financial support of this work within project “LIFT” under grant agreement no. NMP2-LA-2009-228587.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • M. Rekas
    • 1
    • 2
    Email author
  • O. Schmidt
    • 1
  • H. Zimer
    • 3
  • T. Schreiber
    • 1
  • R. Eberhardt
    • 1
  • A. Tünnermann
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision EngineeringJenaGermany
  2. 2.Institute of Applied Physics and Abbe School of Photonics, Faculty for Physics and AstronomyFriedrich Schiller UniversityJenaGermany
  3. 3.JT Optical Engine GmbH + Co. KGJenaGermany

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