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Continuous-wave light modulation at molecular frequencies

Source: Phys. Rev. A 82, 011805 (2010); doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.82.011805

Published 26 July 2010

PACS
  • 42.65.Dr
    Stimulated Raman scattering; CARS
  • 42.50.Gy
    Effects of atomic coherence on propagation, absorption, and amplification of light
  • 42.65.Re
    Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression
  • YEAR: 2010
PUBLICATION DATA
ISSN:
1553-9601 (online)
Publisher:
AIP is a member of CrossRef APS
J. T. Green, J. J. Weber, and D. D. Yavuz
Department of Physics, 1150 University Avenue, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
By using continuous-wave (CW)–stimulated Raman scattering inside a high-finesse cavity, we generate three CW spectral components covering about one octave of optical bandwidth. We investigate the mutual coherence of these three beams by studying phase-dependent second harmonic generation. From the high contrast of the observed interference fringes, we infer very good phase coherence across the spectrum and thereby infer the synthesis of a near single-cycle optical wave form. ©2010 The American Physical Society
History: Received 18 March 2010; published 26 July 2010
Permalink: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v82/e011805
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