Title :
Coherent backscattering in forward driven medium
Author :
Sariyanni, Zoe-Elizabeth ; Rostovtsev, Yuri V. ; Scully, Marlan O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Inst. for Quantum Studies, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
Abstract :
We demonstrate how a strong coherent backward wave can be generated by forward propagating beams only. It is a dispersion effect resulting from probing a counter-propagating coherence grating by properly detuned fields.
Keywords :
backscatter; diffraction gratings; light coherence; multiwave mixing; optical dispersion; coherent backscattering; coherent backward wave; counter-propagating coherence grating; detuned fields; dispersion effect; forward driven medium; forward propagating beams; four-wave mixing; Backscatter; Coherence; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Gratings; Light scattering; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (300.6290) Spectroscopy, four-wave mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629158
