Continuous Stokes self-scattering of an optical pulse in a uniaxial crystal in the case of Zakharov-Benney resonance

Journal Article · Wed Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 2005 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2005V035N11ABEH008993· OSTI ID:21470856

Sazonov, Sergei V ^[1]; Sobolevskii, A F ^[2]

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1. Kaliningrad State University, Kaliningrad (Russian Federation)
2. Baltic State Academy, Kaliningrad (Russian Federation)

A new mechanism of the continuous frequency down-conversion of a pulse propagating in a uniaxial crystal under conditions of the Zakharov-Benney resonance between its ordinary and extraordinary components is proposed. Unlike stimulated Raman self-scattering, here the red frequency shift of the ordinary component saturates, achieving its maximum value at some propagation length, which is proportional to the input pulse intensity. The ordinary component generates an ultimately short single pulse of the extraordinary wave propagating in the soliton regime. It is shown that this effect can be observed only in a crystal with the positive birefringence. (nonlinear optical phenomena)

• OSTI ID: 21470856
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 35, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2005v035n11ABEH008993; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BIREFRINGENCE
CONVERSION
CRYSTALS
PULSES
RED SHIFT
RESONANCE
SCATTERING
SOLITONS
STOKES PARAMETERS
QUASI PARTICLES
REFRACTION