BANDWIDTH CHARACTERISTICS OF A PULSED OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR - APPLICATION TO DEGENERATE 4-WAVE-MIXING SPECTROSCOPY

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作者
HAUB, JG [1 ]
JOHNSON, MJ [1 ]
POWELL, AJ [1 ]
ORR, BJ [1 ]
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[1] MACQUARIE UNIV, CTR LASERS & APPLICAT, N RYDE, NSW 2109, AUSTRALIA
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10.1364/OL.20.001637
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Factors influencing the optical bandwidth of a free-running pulsed beta-barium borate optical parametric oscillator are examined and incorporated in a simple fitting procedure. Spatiospectral phenomena in the optical parametric oscillator output beam are thereby identified; these suggest a novel way to reduce the effective optical bandwidth for spectroscopic purposes. This technique is demonstrated by recording a degenerate four-wave mixing spectrum of sodium atoms in an air-acetylene flame. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America.
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