Crystalline and Fiber Raman Lasers

This chapter describes the state of the art of crystalline and fiber Raman lasers based on the simulated Raman scattering (SRS) effect in crystals and silica-based fibers. It includes historical and theoretical background, analysis of properties of known and newly developed high-efficient SRS crystals, such as LiIO3, Ba(NO3)2, NaNO3, PbNO3, CaCO3, KGW, BaWO4, SrWO4,BaMoO4,SrMoO4, PbWO4, and germanosilicate and phosphosilicate fibers. A large set of data on IR Raman shifters and lasers operating in the CW, nanosecond, and picosecond regimes with low and high repetition rates is given. Some applications of Raman lasers in medicine, ecology, fiber optics, and communications are discussed.

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