The phenomenon of stimulated Raman scattering is one of the ways of accessing a laser
emission spectrum. This thesis focuses on converting a 1µm laser to the so called eye-safe …

Commercially available pulsed fibre lasers at~ 1.5 μm have many uses in imaging, defense,
communications and light radar (LIDAR)[1]. For 3D scanning LIDAR, higher signal-to-noise …

To date rare-earth-doped high-power fiber lasers or amplifiers are among the most versatile
laser sources in scientific research and industrial applications, not only because of their high …

Raman amplification is a highly efficient means by which amplification of laser radiation and
beam clean-up can be achieved. Although this process has been described in the literature …

Efficient generation of 1.5 um wavelength light has applications for ranging and remote
sensing while being in the “eye safe” region of the optical spectrum. Diamond Raman lasers …

Stimulated Raman scattering is a third-order nonlinear optical effect which is not only
effective for wavelength converting laser output, but also single longitudinal mode (SLM) …

Brightness enhancement in an external cavity diamond Raman laser designed for high
power conversion of a neodymium (1064 nm) laser to the eye‐safe spectral region is …

Efficient 1064nm Conversion to the Eye-Safe Region Using an External Cavity Diamond Raman
Laser Page 1 Efficient 1064 nm conversion to the eye-safe region using an external cavity …

Laser gain materials possessing high thermal conductivity and robust mechanical properties
are key prerequisites for high power lasers. We show that diamond, when configured as a …

We report a pulsed Raman laser at 1193nm based on synthetic diamond crystals with a
record output power of 24.5 W and a slope efficiency of 57%. We compared the performance …