Title :
Observation of anomalous light scattering in glass pumped by femtosecond laser
Author :
Kazansky, P.G. ; Inouye, H. ; Mitsuyu, T. ; Miura, K. ; Qiu, J. ; Hirao, K.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. It is well known that the scattering of polarized light in the plane of light polarization in an isotropic medium such as glass is always weaker compared to the orthogonal plane, since a dipole does not radiate in the direction of its axis. We report here the observation of a new phenomenon in glass pumped by intense laser radiation-the scattering of light, in particular luminescence, which peaks in the wrong plane-in the plane of light polarization (anomalous anisotropic light scattering).
Keywords :
germanate glasses; germanium; laser beams; light polarisation; light scattering; nonlinear optics; optical glass; optical pumping; SiO/sub 2/-GeO/sub 2/; anomalous anisotropic light scattering; anomalous light scattering; femtosecond laser pumping; glass; intense laser radiation; light polarization plane; luminescence; orthogonal plane; polarized light scattering; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Focusing; Glass; Laser excitation; Light scattering; Luminescence; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807289
