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 :
Univ. of Maryland, College Park
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 :
Raman spectra; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; molecular orientation; refractive index; time resolved spectra; high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses; instantaneous Raman contribution; laser-irradiated gases; molecular alignment; molecular gases; noninstantaneous Raman contribution; nonlinear refractive index temporal dynamics; single-shot direct measurements; Gas lasers; Gases; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Probes; Pulse measurements; Refractive index; Time measurement; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453233
