Title :
Effect of Pump-Probe Polarization and Crystal Orientation on Propagation of Flat Top Pulse in
via Degenerate Two-Wave Mixing
Author :
Kumari, Satchi ; Khare, Alika
Author_Institution :
Indian Inst. of Technol., Guwahati, India
Abstract :
The propagation of flat top pulse is studied inside the crystal via degenerate two-wave mixing as a function of various polarization states of a pump-probe beam. Subluminal as well as superluminal pulse propagation is observed by tuning the crystal orientation for S-S and P-S polarization states of a pump-probe laser beam.
Keywords :
laser beams; light polarisation; multiwave mixing; optical pulse generation; P-S polarization states; S-S polarization states; crystal orientation; degenerate two-wave mixing; flat top pulse propagation; pump-probe laser beam; pump-probe polarization effect; superluminal pulse propagation; Couplings; Crystals; Delay; Fast light; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; photorefractive effect; polarization;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2012.2199281