Abstract

Utilizing the nonlinear process of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in optical fibers to access new wavelengths has been a widely investigated technique, and it has been employed in a variety of configurations to generate versatile output of various wavelength and temporal characteristics. Benefiting from the long interaction length of optical fibers, SRS-induced Stokes light can be generated efficiently with just a single pass through a section of optical fiber. However, placing a resonating cavity around the Raman gain fiber to resonate the Stokes wavelength(s) can further reduce conversion threshold and control the cascading of the SRS process.

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