Design, performance, and limitations of fibers for cladding-pumped Raman lasers

We discuss designs of double-clad Raman fiber lasers for efficient 1st-Stokes generation. Limiting factors include unwanted 2nd Stokes generation, material damage, dispersion, inner-cladding NA, and background loss. A brightness enhancement of over 2000 is possible.

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