Title :
Correlations and collisions in air laser emission for atmospheric remote sensing
Author :
Dogariu, Arthur ; Michael, James B. ; Sokolov, Alexei V. ; Scully, Marlan O. ; Miles, Richard B.
Author_Institution :
Mech. & Aerosp. Eng. Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We measure strong correlations between the forward and backward emitted pulses from the atomic oxygen laser. We show that the laser spikes are correlated with the pump and do not depend on the collisional frequency.
Keywords :
atmospheric optics; atom lasers; optical correlation; optical pumping; oxygen; remote sensing by laser beam; O; air laser emission; atmospheric remote sensing; atomic oxygen laser; backward emitted pulses; collisional frequency; forward emitted pulses; pumping; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Correlation; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
