Title :
IR frequency converters and amplifiers bared on stimulated Raman scattering and four-wave mixing
Author :
Andreyev, N.F. ; Kulagin, O.V. ; Lozhkarev, V.V. ; Matveyev, A.Z. ; Rodchenkov, V.I. ; Shlov, A.A. ; Yakovlev, L.V. ; Pasmanik, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Passat Enterprise, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The combination of SRS in gases with four-wave mixing based on scattering of the Stokes wave on the phonon wave excitation contributed to a significant frequency shift in gases. For example, using 1.053-/spl mu/m radiation we could reach after the double Raman shift, the high-efficiency conversion to 8 /spl mu/m band for 300 mJ Stokes pulses.
Keywords :
infrared sources; laser beams; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; phonons; stimulated Raman scattering; /spl mu/m radiation; 0.5 to 8 mum; 1.053 mum; 300 mJ; 8.6 mum; IR frequency converters; Stokes wave; double Raman shift; four-wave mixing; frequency shift; gases; high-efficiency conversion; mJ Stokes pulses; phonon wave excitation; stimulated Raman scattering; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser beams; Laser modes; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
