Title :
Raman pulse compression in counterpropagating pump beams
Author :
Kulagin, O.V. ; Kotov, A. ; Pasmanik, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Nizhny Novgorod
Abstract :
Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in two counterpropagating focused laser pump beams was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The SRS threshold decrease up to 3-4 times was achieved. Also the pulse compression from 3.3 ns to 25 ps was obtained by SRS in Ba(NO3)2
Keywords :
Raman lasers; barium compounds; laser beams; optical focusing; optical pulse compression; optical pumping; stimulated Raman scattering; 25 ps; 3.3 ns; Ba(NO3)2; Raman pulse compression; SRS threshold; counterpropagating pump beams; focused laser pump beams; stimulated Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
