GENERATION OF VIBRATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL EMISSIONS BY 4-WAVE RAMAN MIXING USING AN ULTRAVIOLET FEMTOSECOND PUMP BEAM

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IRIE, Y
IMASAKA, T
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[1] Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Fukuoka
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10.1364/OL.20.002072
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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A femtosecond KrF excimer laser is focused into molecular hydrogen to generate a multifrequency laser beam, consisting of many vibrational and rotational lines, in a transient Raman regime. The intensity distribution is unchanged from 5 to 13 atm, in contrast to the case of nanosecond laser pump. The efficiency for generation of the rotational lines is improved by increasing the peak power, especially at longer wavelengths, indicating power-dependent and wavelength-dependent behavior of this Effect, as expected from theory. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America
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