Open AccessStudy of relaxation oscillations in continuous-wave intracavity Raman lasers
Author(s) -
Jipeng Lin,
Helen M. Pask,
Andrew Lee,
David J. Spence
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.011530
Subject(s) - oscillation (cell signaling) , optics , relaxation (psychology) , laser , raman spectroscopy , relaxation oscillator , raman scattering , continuous wave , materials science , raman laser , physics , voltage controlled oscillator , chemistry , psychology , social psychology , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , voltage
We study the relaxation oscillations in a continuous-wave intracavity Raman laser both theoretically and experimentally. Analytic expressions for the relaxation oscillation frequency are derived from the rate-equations and are validated by experiments. We show that some important experimental parameters such as the effective Raman gain coefficient and intracavity Stokes loss can be determined simply by measuring the relaxation oscillation frequency versus pump power.