Phys. Rev. A 77, 033803 (2008) [5 pages]

Turbulent broadening of optical spectra in ultralong Raman fiber lasers

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S. A. Babin^1,*, V. Karalekas^2,†, E. V. Podivilov¹, V. K. Mezentsev², P. Harper², J. D. Ania-Castañón^2,3, and S. K. Turitsyn²
¹Institute of Automation and Electrometry, SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
²Photonics Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, United Kingdom
³Instituto de Óptica “Daza de Valdés,” CSIC, Serrano 121,28006 Madrid, Spain

Received 2 July 2007; published 3 March 2008

We study the properties of radiation generated in ultralong fiber lasers and find an interesting link between these optical systems and the theory of weak wave turbulence. Experimental observations strongly suggest that turbulentlike weak interactions between the multitude of laser cavity modes are responsible for practical characteristics of ultralong fiber lasers such as spectra of the output radiation.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.033803

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevA.77.033803

PACS:

42.55.Wd, 42.55.Ah, 42.65.Sf

^*babin@iae.nsk.su

^†karalekv@aston.ac.uk

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Phys. Rev. A 77, 033803 (2008) [5 pages]

Turbulent broadening of optical spectra in ultralong Raman fiber lasers