Abstract

We show experimentally that clean fundamental and Stokes RF spectra are observed in the output from a passively switched fiber laser configuration that was first demonstrated by Zhao and Jackson [Opt. Lett. 31, 751 (2006)] . Stable pulse trains are shown to be produced, thus verifying that the passively switched fiber laser operates in a stable fashion. Describing the physical mechanisms underlying the behavior as nonstationary within the cavity may only partly describe the observed behavior.

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Comment on "Passively Q-switched fiber laser that uses saturable Raman gain"

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Opt. Lett. 31(18) 2737-2738 (2006)

Passively Q-switched fiber laser that uses saturable Raman gain

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