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Use Of A Continuous Wave Raman Fiber Laser In Graded-Index Multimode Fiber For Srs Beam Combination, Nathan B. Terry, Kevin T. Engel, Thomas G. Alley, Timothy H. Russell Jan 2007

Use Of A Continuous Wave Raman Fiber Laser In Graded-Index Multimode Fiber For Srs Beam Combination, Nathan B. Terry, Kevin T. Engel, Thomas G. Alley, Timothy H. Russell

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We report using a Raman fiber laser (RFL) based on a multimode graded-index fiber as a novel method for beam combination of two continuous wave pump beams. Due to stimulated Raman scattering, the RFL generates a Stokes beam which can be up to 300% brighter than the pump beams. Up to 5.8 W of Stokes power is generated with an optical conversion efficiency of 56%.