Title :
Measurements and calculations of two-beam coupling in air
Author :
Bernstein, A.C. ; McCormick, M.W. ; Dyer, G.M. ; Sanders, J.C. ; Ditmire, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We performed experiments demonstrated an effective energy-exchange between filament-forming beams intersecting in air. Theory considering the impulsive stimulated Raman response as the relevant nonlinear mechanism reproduces data well and points toward techniques for optimization.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; light propagation; nonlinear optics; effective energy-exchange; filament-forming beams; impulsive stimulated Raman response; relevant nonlinear mechanism; two-beam coupling; Chirp; Delay; Energy exchange; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical scattering; Pollution measurement; Sea measurements; Ultrafast optics; (010.0010) Atmospheric and oceanic optics; (190.0190) Nonlinear Optics; (260.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
