TY - JOUR
T1 - Maximum Pump Power Coupled in Raman Resonator for Maximum Power Delivered at 1115 and 1175 nm
AU - May, Lelio de la Cruz
AU - Beltran, Efrain Mejia
AU - Benavides, Olena
AU - Gil, Aaron Flores
AU - Pacheco, Angeles Yolanda Pages
AU - Alvarez-Chavez, Jose Alfredo
PY - 2023/5/5
Y1 - 2023/5/5
N2 - In this report, we present our analysis of the relationship between critical power and stimulated Raman scattering in Raman fiber lasers. Through our research, we have established a connection between the R.G. Smith constant at critical power and the necessary pump power required to reach the maximum power delivered by the first Stokes just prior to the generation of the second Stokes. In our experiments, two setups were successful in reaching the second Stokes generation, one utilizing a glass–air interface as the output coupler without HR mirrors and the other using HR-FBGs for both Stokes in conjunction with a glass–air interface. We found that the 1 Km 1060-XP fiber has an R.G. Smith constant of ~4.94 at critical power, which when multiplied by 2 gives ~9.88, a value close to the R.G. Smith constant (9.75) for maximum Stokes corresponding to a pump power of 5.5 W, with an approximation of ~98.6%. Our results demonstrate the importance of knowing the R.G. Smith constant at critical power in estimating the necessary pump power to achieve maximum power delivery in any Stokes component.
AB - In this report, we present our analysis of the relationship between critical power and stimulated Raman scattering in Raman fiber lasers. Through our research, we have established a connection between the R.G. Smith constant at critical power and the necessary pump power required to reach the maximum power delivered by the first Stokes just prior to the generation of the second Stokes. In our experiments, two setups were successful in reaching the second Stokes generation, one utilizing a glass–air interface as the output coupler without HR mirrors and the other using HR-FBGs for both Stokes in conjunction with a glass–air interface. We found that the 1 Km 1060-XP fiber has an R.G. Smith constant of ~4.94 at critical power, which when multiplied by 2 gives ~9.88, a value close to the R.G. Smith constant (9.75) for maximum Stokes corresponding to a pump power of 5.5 W, with an approximation of ~98.6%. Our results demonstrate the importance of knowing the R.G. Smith constant at critical power in estimating the necessary pump power to achieve maximum power delivery in any Stokes component.
U2 - 10.3390/photonics10050531
DO - 10.3390/photonics10050531
M3 - Article
SN - 2304-6732
VL - 10
JO - Photonics
JF - Photonics
IS - 5
M1 - 531
ER -