Laser Spectroscopy of Stimulated Scattering in Collisionally Broadened Group IIA Metal Vapors.

Abstract

This study is concerned with the development of efficient nonlinear materials which can generate 3-5 microns infrared (IR). Work involved the use of Ca and Sr metal vapors as electronic Raman scattering (SRS). This involved the development of narrow bandwidth pulse lasers, scattering cells, high speed IR detectors, and suitable experimental diagnostics to study the gain for SRS and its temporal development. It was found that SRS never generated, but instead, a variety of other nonlinear responses were readily induced, the most notable being superfluorescence (SF). Results of these studies of SF in the optically trapped principal resonance state of Ca(Sr) may be useful in the development or diagnostics of plasma based x-ray lasers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA260532

Entities

People

  • Jim Kelly

Organizations

  • University of Idaho

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Detectors
  • Dye Lasers
  • Frequency Combs
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Metal Vapors
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Lattices
  • Quantum Yields
  • Radiation
  • Raman Scattering
  • Scattering
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics