Investigation of the spatial profile of stimulated Raman scattering beams in D-2 and H-2 gases using a pulsed Nd : YAG laser at 266 nm Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) beam spatial mode structure is studied in H2 and D2 gases, in a 60 cm-long high-pressure Raman cell, using a pulsed Nd: YAG laser at 266 nm. The conversion efficiencies of the first and second Stokes in H2, D2 and H 2/D2 mixtures have been measured precisely in the 1-14 atm range. The SRS beam profiles were recorded for different gas pressures in the high-pressure Raman cell and interesting behaviour is revealed. Homogeneous SRS spatial profiles were obtained only for pressures higher than 7 atm. For lower pressures the profiles are either in the form of a ring or of a more complicated shape. The results are explained in terms of nonlinear self-focusing processes during the pump beam propagation in the Raman cell. Also, from our measurements, a more precise value of the nonlinear index of refraction for the H2 and D2 at 266 nm is proposed.

published proceedings

  • APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS

author list (cited authors)

  • Tzortzakis, S., Tsaknakis, G., Papayannis, A., & Serafetinides, A. A.

citation count

  • 13

complete list of authors

  • Tzortzakis, S||Tsaknakis, G||Papayannis, A||Serafetinides, AA

publication date

  • July 2004