Title :
Single-shot time resolved measurement of molecular alignment in laser-irradiated gases
Author :
Varma, Sanjay ; Chen, Yu-hsin ; Milchberg, Howard M. ; Alexeev, Ilya
Author_Institution :
Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742, USA
Abstract :
We present single-shot direct measurements of nonlinear refractive index temporal dynamics as effective way to determine instantaneous and non-instantaneous Raman contribution to n2 in molecular gases in the presence of high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses.
Keywords :
Gas lasers; Gases; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Probes; Pulse measurements; Refractive index; Time measurement; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431010
