Published April 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation of resonantly enhanced degenerate four-wave mixing in doped alkali halides

  • 1. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Description

We describe the first reported observation of resonantly enhanced phase conjugation through degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) in doped alkali halides. We also describe the first reported quantitative comparison of the resonant DFWM process in the infrared with the theory of Abrams and Lind [Opt. Lett. 2, 94 (1978); 3, 205 (1978)]. The comparison for small values of α0L is shown to be excellent. For α0L in excess of 3, experiment and theory diverge because of pump attenuation by the resonant medium

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Opt. Lett.
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
4
Series
Opt. Lett.
Journal Page Range
169-171

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11551818
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CRYSTAL DOPING; HALIDES; LASER RADIATION; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PULSES
Descriptors DEC
AMPLIFIERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GAS LASERS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LASERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS