Abstract
The relative intensity noise (RIN) characteristics of a continuous-wave diamond Raman laser are investigated for the first time. The results reveal the parasitic stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) that usually occurred with higher-order spatial modes in the diamond Raman resonator is a pivotal factor impacting the Raman longitudinal modes and deteriorating the RIN level. The diamond Raman laser automatically switches to single-longitudinal-mode operation and the RIN level is significantly decreased in the frequency range of 200 Hz to 1 MHz after the parasitic SBS is effectively suppressed through inserting a spatial aperture or a χ(2) nonlinear crystal into the cavity. Due to the introduction of additional nonlinear loss to the high intensity Raman fluctuations and the non-lasing spontaneous Raman modes, the χ(2) nonlinear crystal enables better performance in the RIN-level reduction compared to the spatial aperture which can only achieve SBS inhibition. The RIN reduction routes are well suited for various crystalline Raman media to achieve high power and low intensity noise laser at different wavelengths.
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