Hot spots in parametric fluorescence with a pump beam of finite cross section

Author

Koch, Karl ; Cheung, E.C. ; Moore, Gerald T. ; Chakmakjian, Stephen H. ; Liu, J.M.

Author_Institution

Nonlinear Opt. Center, Kirtland AFB, NM, USA

Volume

31

Issue

5

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

769

Lastpage

781

Abstract

The parametric fluorescence from a nonlinear crystal driven by a pump beam of finite cross section displays a hot spot in the angular and spectral distribution of the signal radiation. The hot spot in the signal radiation occurs where the pump and idler Poynting vectors are collinear. Similarly, a hot spot in the idler radiation is predicted when the pump and signal Poynting vectors are collinear. Signal photons entering the signal hotspot are generally not correlated in direction or frequency with idler photons entering the idler hot spot. We report experimental observation of the signal hot spot in a AgGaS₂ crystal pumped by a Nd:YAG laser and describe a theory developed to understand the phenomenon. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons of the theory and data show good agreement

Keywords

fluorescence; laser beams; nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical pumping; silver compounds; ternary semiconductors; vectors; AgGaS₂; AgGaS₂ crystal; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; angular distribution; colinear vectors; finite cross section; hot spots; idler Poynting vectors; idler hot spot; idler photons; nonlinear crystal; nonlinear optics; parametric fluorescence; pump beam; pump vectors; signal hotspot; signal photons; signal radiation; spectral distribution; Displays; Fluorescence; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Neodymium; Photonic crystals; Power generation; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.375922

Filename

375922