title: Influence of light polarization on dynamics of continuous-wave-pumped Raman fiber lasers.
abstract: The dynamical behavior of cw-pumped Raman fiber lasers is studied experimentally. Lasers made of standard single-mode fibers are found to present unstable behaviors depending on the states of polarization of the Stokes and pump fields. On the contrary, lasers made of polarization-maintaining fibers are found to be always stable. The observed behaviors suggest that birefringence- and Kerr-induced changes in polarization states dramatically affect Raman fiber lasers dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molecules, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doutté
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suret
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Randoux