Femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering in pressurized gases in the ultraviolet and visible spectral ranges

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作者
Krylov, V [1 ]
Ollikainen, O
Wild, U
Rebane, A
Bespalov, VG
Staselko, DI
机构
[1] ETH Zentrum, Chem Phys Lab, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Montana State Univ, Dept Phys, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
[3] SI Vavilov State Opt Inst, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
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10.1364/JOSAB.15.002910
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We investigate femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in H-2, D-2, HD, and CH4 excited with 300-fs-duration pulses at 390-nm wavelength and with as much as 0.1 mJ of energy. We show that the SRS-generation threshold and conversion efficiency are due to the transient nature of SRS in femtosecond regime. We determine optimal conditions for efficient generation in the broad spectral range 289-797 nm and show how self-phase modulation and white-light generation Limit the ultimate conversion efficiency. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(98)00912-6] OCIS codes: 190.2620, 190.5650, 190.5890.
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页码:2910 / 2916
页数:7
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