PHASE CONJUGATION IN POTASSIUM VAPOR USING SUBNANOSECOND LASER-PULSES

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MIKROPOULOS, T
PAN, Z
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[1] Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, GR-11635, 48, Vas. Constantinou Ave.
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-PHOTOPHYSICS AND LASER CHEMISTRY | 1990年 / 50卷 / 01期
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42.60K; 42.65;
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10.1007/BF00330087
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Phase conjugated waves (PCW) were generated for the first time by degenerate four-wave mixing with subnanosecond laser pulses in potassium vapour near the D1 transition at 7699 Å. The light source was a long cavity grazing incidence dye laser. The pulses had a duration of 700-800 ps and a linewidth of 0.2 Å. The experiments were performed in a temperature range of 400-550° C. A maximum reflectivity of 57% has been observed together with temporal pulse shortening. PCW reflectivity has been measured as a function of the temperature, and the backward pump intensity. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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