CONTINUOUS-WAVE STIMULATED RAMAN EMISSION

Abstract

The goal of the program was the elucidation of discrepancies between gains for stimulated Raman emission calculated from Q-switch laser experiments and those calculated from spontaneous Raman scattering cross-sections and line widths. Two lines of approach were followed. One approach was a study to explore beam trapping by extensive theoretical and limited experimental means. The second was an attempt to measure the gain for stimulated Raman emission, at very low fields, with a continuous-wave argon laser. The conclusions were that beam-trapping was responsible for the observed anomalous gains and that no anomalous gain was present at low fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1967
Accession Number
AD0660212

Entities

People

  • Joseph J. Barrett
  • Marvin C. Tobin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Argon Lasers
  • Classification
  • Continuous Waves
  • Contracts
  • Emission
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Raman Scattering
  • Raman Spectra
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers