Title :
Third-harmonic generation from Rayleigh particles: breaking all the rules
Author :
Shcheslavskiy, V. ; Petrov, G.I. ; Yakovlev, V.V. ; Saltiel, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Wisconsin Univ., WI, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time both theoretically and experimentally that the power of the third-harmonic generated by a Rayleigh particle is scaled as the fourth power of its radius.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; optical harmonic generation; optical pulse generation; Rayleigh particles; fourth power of radius; third-harmonic generation; ultrafast lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Pulse amplifiers; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548756
