Title :
Stark-induced three-wave mixing in molecular gases - Part II: Experiment
Author :
Abrams, Richard L. ; Asawa, Charles K. ; Plant, Thomas K. ; Popa, Adrian E.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, CA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first observation of resonantly enhanced, dc-induced, three-wave mixing in a gas is presented. A CW CO2laser beam and microwave radiation at 4 GHz are mixed in a microwave Stark cell containing gaseous NH2D. A single new sideband, 4 GHz below the applied CO2laser frequency, is observed with the aid of a scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer. The dependence of the sideband signal on gas pressure, microwave frequency, applied dc field, and microwave power are presented and compared with theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
Gas lasers; Laser beams; Laser stability; Laser theory; Masers; Microwave frequencies; Monitoring; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Resonance;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1977.1069290