Two-photon absorption induced stimulated Rayleigh-Bragg scattering

Guang S. He; Paras N. Prasad

doi:10.1117/12.573930

28 January 2005 Two-photon absorption induced stimulated Rayleigh-Bragg scattering

Guang S. He, Paras N. Prasad

Proceedings Volume 5646, Nonlinear Optical Phenomena and Applications; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.573930
Event: Photonics Asia, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

A frequency-unshifted and backward stimulated scattering can be efficiently generated in one-photon-absorption free but two-photon absorbing materials. Using a number of novel two-photon absorbing dye solutions as the scattering media and nanosecond pulsed laser as the pump beams, a highly directional backward stimulated scattering at the exact pump wavelength can be readily observed once the pump intensity is higher than a certain threshold level. The spectral and spatial structures as well as the temporal behavior and optical phase-conjugation property of this new type of backward stimulated scattering have been experimentally studied. This stimulated scattering phenomenon can be explained by using a model of two-photon-excitation enhanced standing-wave Bragg grating initially formed by the strong forward pump beam and much weaker backward Rayleigh scattering beam; the partial reflection of the pump beam from this grating provides an positive feedback to the initial backward Rayleigh scattering beam without suffering linear attenuation influence. Comparing to other known stimulated (Raman, Brillouin, Rayleigh-wing, and Kerr) scattering effects, the stimulated Rayleigh-Bragg scattering exhibits the advantages of no frequency-shift, low pump threshold, and low spectral linewidth requirement.

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Guang S. He and Paras N. Prasad "Two-photon absorption induced stimulated Rayleigh-Bragg scattering", Proc. SPIE 5646, Nonlinear Optical Phenomena and Applications, (28 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.573930

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