Title :
Measurement of laser-induced alignment of jet-cooled molecules using femtosecond degenerate four wave mixing
Author :
Makhija, Varun ; Ren, Xiaoming ; Kumarappan, Vinod
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA
Abstract :
A degenerate four wave mixing setup for characterizing the alignment of jet-cooled molecules is described. This scheme allows characterization of asymmetric top alignment using arbitrary pump pulses, and is easily incorporated into an optimization loop.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; jets; laser cooling; multiwave mixing; optical pumping; optimisation; asymmetric top alignment; femtosecond degenerate four wave mixing; jet cooled molecules; laser induced alignment; optimization loop; pump pulse; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Probes; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
