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Formation of picosecond pulses by stimulated Raman backscattering

V. B. Ivanov, A. A. Mak, S. B. Papernyĭ, V. A. Serebryakov


Abstract: The example of stimulated Raman backscattering of picosecond pulses in a CaCO₃ crystal confirmed experimentally the principal estimates of the optimal conditions for pulse compression (shortening) in focused beams. The duration of the second harmonic of a YAG:Nd³⁺ laser was reduced by a factor of 10–20 and at the same time the power was increased by a factor of 4–8. The minimum duration of the Stokes pulses formed as a result of stimulated Raman scattering compression was ~2 psec.

UDC: 621.373.826

PACS: 42.65.Re, 42.65.Dr, 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Jf, 42.65.Ky, 42.70.Hj

Received: 06.09.1985

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1986, 16:4, 560–562

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