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Nonlinear optics with broad-band lasers. Progress report, July 15, 1983-July 14, 1984

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5409313
Results have been obtained in the areas of statistical properties of dye laser radiation and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) with broad-band chaotic light. Experiments were carried out on a multimode, pulsed dye laser to measure the mode intensity cross-correlation coefficients. This revealed that the mode intensities are statistically correlated, some pairs in a positive fashion and some in a negative fashion. The results can be explained by the effect of spatial hole burning in the dye gain medium. A theory was developed to describe SRS driven by a chaotic laser. It was found that the Raman gain is a strong function of laser bandwidth. This has implications for experiments we intend to carry out.
Research Organization:
Rochester Univ., NY (USA). Inst. of Optics
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-81ER10979
OSTI ID:
5409313
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/10979-5; ON: DE84005769
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English