Title :
Ultrafast rotational wave packet dynamics observed through third harmonic conversion of a femtosecond probe pulse
Author :
Hartinger, K. ; Bartels, Randy A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Abstract :
We observe rotational wave packet dynamics in CO2 through third harmonic generation (THG). The conversion efficiency of THG is modulated by the wavepacket through ultrafast perturbations to linear and third-order optical susceptibilities.
Keywords :
carbon compounds; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical harmonic generation; CO2; femtosecond probe pulse; linear optical susceptibilities; rotational wave packet dynamics; third harmonic conversion; third-order optical susceptibilities; ultrafast perturbations; ultrafast wave packet dynamics; wavepacket modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics; (320.7100) Ultrafast measurements; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
