Abstract
Using the analytical model we developed for an -order cascaded Raman laser, we find the design rules for such lasers. We determine analytical expressions for the cavity length and the output-coupler reflectivity that maximize the output power and minimize threshold power. Simple expressions are obtained in the depleted-pump approximation. Deviations from these expressions when the pump is not completely depleted are shown to be different depending on the parity of the number n of Stokes shifts (cascades). The design rules show that the mirror reflectivity is a critical factor in the laser quality and that the ultimate slope efficiency η is found to be We also find a condition to determine if P-doped fibers are more useful than Ge-doped fibers in Raman fiber lasers based only on the Raman shift and absorption of the fibers.
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