Picosecond structure of the pump pulse in stimulated Raman scattering in a single-mode optical fiber
Dianov E. M. , Karasik A. Ya. , Mamyshev P. V. , Onishchukov G. I. , Prokhorov A. M., Stel'makh M. F. , Fomichev A. A.
The temporal characteristics of the spectrally broadened pump light (Nd:YAG laser with τρ = 60 ps) have been studied during stimulated Raman scattering in a single-mode optical fiber. Spectral filtering of the light emerging from the fiber makes it possible to obtain single pulses 2-3 ps long.