V. Smirnov, O. Mokhun, V. Koulechov, A. Glebov, L. Glebov
{"title":"Advanced narrow band filters in PTR glass for Raman spectroscopy","authors":"V. Smirnov, O. Mokhun, V. Koulechov, A. Glebov, L. Glebov","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886364","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given: Volume Bragg gratings in Photo-Thermo-Refractive (PTR) glass enable unmatched filter performance for RAMAN spectroscopy. High diffraction Volume Bragg gratings in Photo-Thermo-Refractive (PTR) glass enable unmatched filter performance for RAMAN spectroscopy. High diffraction efficiency combined with ultra-narrow bandwidth provide simultaneous access to Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman modes with frequencies as low as 5 cm-1. Recent advances in the technology of the diffractive elements in PTR glass enabled fabrication of Raman filters with optical density OD>5.efficiency combined with ultra-narrow bandwidth provide simultaneous access to Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman modes with frequencies as low as 5 cm-1. Recent advances in the technology of the diffractive elements in PTR glass enabled fabrication of Raman filters with optical density OD>5.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134373059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New schemes of Raman fiber lasers","authors":"S. Babin","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886465","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given: A brief review of recent results obtained in new schemes of Raman fiber lasers (RFLs) is given. It is shown that cavity-free random lasing based on Rayleigh backscattering provides ultimate pump-to-Stokes conversion efficiency and broad-range wavelength tuning. Direct pumping of gradient-index fibers by multimode LDs offers high-power RFL operation below 1 μm. Combination of both approaches is also treated.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133931879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Raman nonlinearity on forward and backward waves of intense few-cycle laser field in optical fibre","authors":"L. Konev, Yuri Shpolyanskiy","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886505","url":null,"abstract":"Bidirectional equations for forward and backward waves of intense few-cycle femtosecond pulses are solved numerically for single-mode optical fibre with dispersion and cubic nonlinearity including Raman mechanism. Appearance of a weak backward wave which was absent in the initial distribution is shown. The role of Raman nonlinearity on the amplitude and profile of forward and backward waves is investigated.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117194677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Gumenyuk, V. Filippov, A. Vorotinskii, O. Okhotnikov, Y. Chamorovskii, K. Golant
{"title":"All-fiber, high-power, picosecond Yb double clad tapered fiber amplifier","authors":"R. Gumenyuk, V. Filippov, A. Vorotinskii, O. Okhotnikov, Y. Chamorovskii, K. Golant","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886471","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate picosecond all-fiber system utilizing Yb-doped tapered power amplifier. The system is capable of producing 6 ps pulses with average power of 60 W and peak power of 0.4 MW.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114696116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor thin films and multilayer structures containing such films","authors":"A. Makarov, A. Ryzhov, A. Baranov","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886439","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given: Refraction and absorption indices dependencies on the optical field intensity for deposited thin films of certain semiconductors and some other materials in the near-infrared range have been experimentally obtained by using Z-scan technique. Multilayer structures containing such films with high nonlinear coefficients as one or several constituent layers are very promising in the context of low-threshold nonlinear optical devices.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"275 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115118397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical simulation of contrast inversion process when focusing laser beam in the absorbing medium","authors":"E. Bubis, V. O. Martynov","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886497","url":null,"abstract":"A numerical simulation of the inverse image formation of opaque objects by focusing the transmitted radiation into the absorbing medium is performed. It is shown that the process strongly depends on the ratio of the size of the object and the illuminating beam. Inverse image conversion exceeds 350% for small-scale objects, relative to the initial intensity of the beam.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114634267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Sargsyan, A. Amiryan, D. Sarkisyan, T. Vartanyan
{"title":"Use of selective reflection process to study “forbidden” atomic transitions of Cs D2 line","authors":"A. Sargsyan, A. Amiryan, D. Sarkisyan, T. Vartanyan","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886204","url":null,"abstract":"Summary form only given: It is demonstrated that the use of Selective Reflection process obtained with the help of a thin cells filled with the Cs atomic vapor allows one to detect seven Fg=3 → Fe=5 atomic transitions in an external magnetic field in the range of 0.5-3 kG.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"313 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116530775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Vershinin, I. Golubev, S. Larin, I. Moskalev, M. Mirov, S. Mirov, V. Gapontsev
{"title":"Pulse control and pulse jitter stabilization in Cr:ZnSe-passively Q-switched Ho:YAG lasers","authors":"O. Vershinin, I. Golubev, S. Larin, I. Moskalev, M. Mirov, S. Mirov, V. Gapontsev","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886482","url":null,"abstract":"We report on experimental investigation of various methods for pulse control and pulse jitter stabilization in Cr:ZnSe passively Q-switched Ho:YAG lasers. We explore methods of synchronous pump power modulation and application of dual passive/active Q-switch. Pulse jitter <;0.1% and precise pulse control of PQS Ho:YAG laser has been achieved.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"59 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116890365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of novel all-fiber-format and hybrid thulium pulse fiber lasers","authors":"S. Larin, O. Vershinin, V. Sypin, O. Antipov","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886468","url":null,"abstract":"Our recent progress in development of all-fiber-format and hybrid thulium fiber laser is presented and discussed.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114607088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Petrov, I. Ilichev, P. Arguzov, V. Lebedev, A. Shamray, E. Velichko
{"title":"Gain optimization of a fiber-optic link with an external electrooptical modulator and erbium doped fiber amplifier","authors":"A. Petrov, I. Ilichev, P. Arguzov, V. Lebedev, A. Shamray, E. Velichko","doi":"10.1109/LO.2014.6886444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/LO.2014.6886444","url":null,"abstract":"Gain optimization of a radio-frequency fiber-optic link by biasing an external modulator to the transmission minimum was studied. The increase in the gain by up to 5 dB as compared with the conventional quadrature point operation was demonstrated. Dependences of nonlinear distortions on the bias voltage of the electrooptical modulator were investigated.","PeriodicalId":191027,"journal":{"name":"2014 International Conference Laser Optics","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114581358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}