Title :
Temporal and spectral characteristics of a femtosecond laser pulse interacted with a Raman active medium
Author :
Zaitsu, S. ; Kida, Y. ; Matsuse, M. ; Imasaka, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Chem., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
We observed self-narrowing and reshaping of a femtosecond pulse accompanied by development of rotational Raman emissions of hydrogen. This fact implies the generation of, coherently phased spectral components based on four-wave Raman mixing.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; high-speed optical techniques; hydrogen; multiwave mixing; optical pulse compression; optical pulse shaping; optical rotation; H; Raman active medium; coherently phased spectral components; femtosecond laser pulse; four-wave Raman mixing; hydrogen; optical pulse reshaping; optical pulse self-narrowing; rotational Raman emissions; spectral characteristics; temporal characteristics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
