STIMULATED BACKWARD RAMAN-SCATTERING EXCITED IN THE PICOSECOND RANGE - HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONVERSIONS

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CHEVALIER, R
SOKOLOVSKAIA, A
TCHERNIEGA, N
RIVOIRE, G
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[1] Laboratory Properties Optiques des Materiaux et Applications, Unité Associée CNRS D0780, 49016 Angers Cedex
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10.1016/0030-4018(91)90202-O
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Stimulated backward Raman scattering (SBRS) excited by picosecond laser pulses is produced with high efficiency conversion in materials displaying large Raman gain and small Kerr constants. A constant energy efficiency of 40% is obtained in aceton for a wide range of the exciting laser energy. The spatial, spectral and temporal structure of the backscattering beam is studied.
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