• DocumentCode
    2260435
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572517
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2260435