Title :
Intensity averaging and four-wave mixing in Raman amplifiers
Author :
Goldhar, Julius ; Murray, J.R.
Author_Institution :
University of Maryland, Collge park, MD 20742-usa
fDate :
3/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Intensity averaging of pump beams in a Raman amplifier can be treated using a four-wave mixing model. The model shows explicitly the consequences of finite pump beam correlation length in four-wave mixing processes. Phase conjugate effects in a Raman amplitier are observed and described. Measurements of four-wave mixing effects in a KrF laser-pumped methane Raman amplifier agree with the model.
Keywords :
Laser amplifiers; Optical mixers; Raman lasers; Four-wave mixing; Holographic optical components; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1982.1071540
