High-Power and High-Order Random Raman Fiber Lasers

High-order random Raman fiber lasers are investigated for generating high-power widely wavelength-tunable light sources. By cascaded random Raman lasing and adjusting pump laser wavelength, continuous wavelength tuning from 1 to 1.9 μm is reported. For power scaling, a high-power Yb-doped fiber laser at 1064 nm with improved temporal stability is developed as the pump source. The ninth-order cascaded random Raman fiber laser with a spectral purity of 86.6% is achieved at 1806 nm. Up to 100.1-W inband power is obtained with an optical efficiency of 38.4% from 1064 nm and 27.2% from 915 nm. The results prove that cascaded random Raman fiber laser is a versatile technology to generate high-power fiber laser at wavelength outside the rare earth emission bands.