Role of self-focusing and phase modulation in the large spectral bandwidth stimulated Rayleigh scattering

Author

Wang, Dongping ; Barille, R. ; Rivoire, G.

Author_Institution

Lab. of Opt. Properties of Mater. & Applications, Angers, France

fYear

1996

fDate

7-7 June 1996

Firstpage

119

Lastpage

120

Abstract

Summary form only given. The study of Rayleigh light scattering is interesting not only for its applications such as phase conjugation but also as a way to explore the interactions between matter and light. Recently a large spectral bandwidth stimulated scattering from CS/sub 2/ has been investigated in bulk, liquid hollow-core fibers, and microdrops. However, despite all the results and explanations, one question remains: the origin of such a large spectral broadening mostly because several physical processes are involved simultaneously in the scattering. We discuss the role of self-focusing and phase modulation on the large spectral bandwidth stimulated Rayleigh-wing scattering (SRWS).

Keywords

Rayleigh scattering; carbon compounds; light scattering; optical focusing; optical modulation; optical self-focusing; phase modulation; spectral line breadth; stimulated scattering; CS/sub 2/; phase modulation; self-focusing; spectral bandwidth; stimulated Rayleigh-wing scattering; Bandwidth; Focusing; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Light scattering; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Phase modulation; Pump lasers; Rayleigh scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-444-0

Type

conf

Filename

865648