Title :
Stark-induced three-wave mixing in molecular gases - Part I: Theory
Author :
Abrams, Richard L. ; Yariv, Amnon ; Yeh, Poochi A.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Application of dc electric field to a gaseous system destroys the basic inversion symmetry and allows three-wave mixing processes to occur. A theoretical derivation of this effect under conditions of resonantly enhanced nonlinearities is given for a three-level system. Calculations are presented for mixing of a CO2laser with 4-GHz microwaves in the molecule NH2D, producing single lower sideband radiation.
Keywords :
Frequency; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Laser theory; Masers; Monitoring; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Resonance; Wave functions;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1977.1069283
