Title :
Conical emissions and phase conjugation in atomic sodium vapor
Author :
Pender, John ; Hesselink, Lambertus
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Observations of a new type of conical emission in atomic sodium provide the motivation for a series of phase conjugation experiments. These experiments show large variations in the reflectivity as a function of probe angle, which are not explained by existing theory. Analysis which includes self-induced refractive index changes leads to numerical calculations, which agree well with the observations
Keywords :
atomic spectra; optical phase conjugation; sodium; atomic Na; conical emission; numerical calculations; phase conjugation experiments; self-induced refractive index changes; Fires; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical refraction; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Resonance;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
