title: Small-core As-Se fiber for Raman amplification.
abstract: We have demonstrated Raman small-core As-Se fiber. More than 20-dB of gain was observed in a 1.1-m length of fiber pumped by a nanosecond pulse of approximately 10.8-W peak power at 1.50 microm. The peak of the Raman gain occurred at a shift of approximately 240 cm(-1). The Raman gain coefficient is estimated to be approximately 2.3 x 10(-11) m/W, which is more than 300 times greater than that of silica. The large Raman gain coefficient coupled with the large IR transparency window of these fibers shows promise for development of As-Se Raman fiber lasers and amplifiers in the near-, mid-, and long-IR spectral regions.
authors.affiliation: SFA, Inc., 9315 Largo Drive West, Largo, Maryland 20774, USA. pthielen@ccs.nrl.navy.mil
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Thielen
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pureza
authors.forename: V Q
authors.initials: VQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Sanghera
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Aggarwal