Title :
Transiently aligned molecular gases for efficient nonlinear frequency conversion
Author :
Hartinger, Klaus ; Nirmalgandhi, Srinivasan ; Bartels, Randy A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that nonlinear gratings formed by a spatially modulated alignment pulse enable quasi phase-matched frequency conversion in aligned molecular gases. This process is simulated for third harmonic generation in a gas of linear molecules.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; optical phase matching; nonlinear frequency conversion; nonlinear gratings; quasi phase-matched frequency conversion; spatially modulated alignment pulse; third harmonic generation; transiently aligned molecular gases; Frequency conversion; Gas lasers; Gases; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201987
