Nonlinear processes responsible for mid-infrared and blue light generation in alkali vapours

2013/10/10 by Alexander Akulshin, Akulshin, Alexander, Dmitry Budker +5
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #physics.atom-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1310.2694

Presentation at International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics (ICONO), Moscow, June 2013

arxiv created 2013/10/10 · arxiv updated 2013/10/11

Abstract

The nonlinear processes responsible for frequency up- and down-conversion of resonant low-intensity laser radiation in Rb vapour have been evaluated from the spatial and temporal properties of blue and mid-IR light resulting from wave mixing.

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