• DocumentCode
    1098203
  • Title

    Higher order nonlinear optical effects and generation of tunable VUV radiation in xenon

  • Author

    Vallée, F. ; Rougemont, F. ; Lukasik, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Laboratoire d´´Optique Quantique du CNRS Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    9/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1331
  • Lastpage
    1335
  • Abstract
    A flexible scheme of two independently tunable dye lasers is used to study a few selected third- and fifth-order nonlinear optical processes in xenon. Through an optical frequency mixing technique, narrow-band and tunable vacuum ultraviolet light is generated in the 1400 Å region with powers on the order of 10 W. Two photon absorptions into 6p´, 7p, and 4f states are observed as well as resonantly enhanced three-photon absorptions into some autoionizing levels around 935 Å.
  • Keywords
    Dye lasers; Optical mixers; Optical propagation in nonlinear media; Ultraviolet generation; Xenon materials/devices; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency; Narrowband; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Power generation; Resonance; Tunable circuits and devices; Vacuum technology; Xenon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1983.1072043
  • Filename
    1072043