Size dependence of nonlinear Mie scattering in microdroplets illuminated by ultrashort pulses

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作者
Kasparian, J
Kramer, B
Leisner, T
Rairoux, P
Boutou, V
Vezin, B
Wolf, JP
机构
[1] Univ Lyon 1, UMR 5579, Spectrometrie Ion & Mol Lab, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
[2] Free Univ Berlin, Inst Expt Phys, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
[3] Alfred Wegener Inst Polar & Meeresforsch, D-14401 Potsdam, Germany
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10.1364/JOSAB.15.001918
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We present results of experiments to determine the spectral and angular dependence of nonlinear scattering by water microdroplets of radii ranging from 1 to 32 mu m illuminated by ultrashort laser pulses. The main process observed is third-harmonic generation (THG). Moreover, in contrast with linear Mie scattering, the angular pattern of the THG is remarkably stable over the size range 8-32 mu m. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
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