Title :
Observation of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering in phase-mismatched direction
Author :
Rostovtsev, Yuri ; Hanna, Sherif F. ; Wang, Lei ; Sariyanni, Zoe-Elizabeth ; Kalugin, Nikolai G. ; Lucht, Robert P. ; Sautenkov, Vladimir A. ; Sokolov, Alexei V. ; Scully, Marlan O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
We have experimentally demonstrated CARS scattering in the forward and backward directions. The signal observed in the backscattered is of the orders of magnitude stronger than would be expected.
Keywords :
backscatter; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; optical phase matching; CARS scattering; backscatter; backward direction; coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; forward direction; phase-mismatched direction; Crystals; Electromagnetic scattering; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548755
