SPONTANEOUS-FIELD-INDUCED OPTICAL 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION IN ATOMIC VAPORS

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作者
MIYAZAKI, K [1 ]
SATO, T [1 ]
KASHIWAGI, H [1 ]
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[1] ELECTROTECH LAB,DIV RADIO & OPTO ELECTR,LASER RES SECT,TANASHI,TOKYO 188,JAPAN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.1154
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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It is shown that optical second-harmonic generation is possible in dispersive atomic vapors since a static electric field is spontaneously created by the fundamental laser beam. When multiphoton ionization of atoms occurs simultaneously in the interaction, the spontaneous field and second-harmonic generation are significantly enhanced. Our experimental results for atomic sodium vapor irradiated by picosecond Nd-doped yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser pulses agree well with the theoretical predictions. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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