Abstract
We report for the first time continuous-wave Raman lasing in a cladding-pumped fiber. The double-clad germanosilicate fiber was pumped by an Er/Yb co-doped fiber laser at 1545 nm. We obtained 3.4 W of output power at 1660 nm with a slope efficiency of 67%.
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