270-km Ultralong Raman Fiber Laser
- 21 September 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 103 (13), 133901
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.103.133901
Abstract
We analyze the physical mechanisms limiting optical fiber resonator length and report on the longest ever laser cavity, reaching 270 km, which shows a clearly resolvable mode structure with a width of and peak separation of in the radio-frequency spectrum.
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