Dual-wavelength, ultralong Raman laser with Rayleigh-scattering feedback

We present experimental demonstration of a 200-km-long, dual-wavelength Raman laser utilizing two slightly different-wavelength fiber Bragg gratings, one on each side of the fiber span. The obtained results clearly prove the generation of two independent Raman lasers with a distributed random Rayleigh scattering mirror forming a cavity together with each of the individual fiber Bragg grating reflectors. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America