Nonlinear Stimulated Scattering

O. P. Zaskal'Ko, Immanuil L. Fabelinskii

Maciej Lewenstein

N. I. Shamrov

Guang S. He

Abstract Laser Stimulated Scattering and Multiphoton Excitation is the first book that comprehensively covers the following three major areas: (1) Quantum electrodynamic theory of stimulated scattering and multiphoton excitation processes; (2) Various stimulated scattering effects, including the early discovered stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) and stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), the later investigated stimulated Kerr scattering (SKS), and the recently developed stimulated Rayleigh–Bragg scattering (SRBS) and stimulated Mie scattering (SMS); (3) Multiphoton excitation-based nonlinear optical effects, photoelectric effects, atomic and molecular ionization effects, and molecular dissociation effects. Each chapter covers: (i) the concept and mechanism description, (ii) the necessary theoretical formulation, (iii) the experimental research achievements, and (iv) the scientific/technological applications. Laser Stimulated Scattering and Multiphoton Excitation is useful and suitable for academics, experts, and students working or interested in the areas of nonlinear optics, nonlinear photonics, laser spectroscopy, physical optics, physical chemistry, and optoelectronic engineering.

Boris Ya Zel'dovich, Nikolai F. Pilipetsky, Vladimir V. Shkunov

Edward J. Miller, Robert W. Boyd

Stimulated scattering is a nonlinear process that often results in the generation of a backwardgoing signal. This signal is known to display several unique and interesting properties; perhaps the most notable is phase conjugation. Stimulated Rayleigh-wing scattering (SRWS)1'2 is the stimulated scattering process arising from the optical Kerr effect, and it possesses an extremely fast response time (2 ps in CS2). Under certain experimental conditions, SRWS is known to conjugate both the phase and polarization of an incident field.3 The optical Kerr effect also leads to an intensity-dependent refractive index and is often the dominant contribution to this effect. With a large nonlinear index change, several undesirable effects, such as self-focusing and filamentation,Stimulated scattering is a nonlinear process that often results in the generation of a backwardgoing signal. This signal is known to display several unique and interesting properties; perhaps the most notable is phase conjugation. Stimulated Rayleigh-wing scattering (SRWS)1'2 is the stimulated scattering process arising from the optical Kerr effect, and it possesses an extremely fast response time (2 ps in CS2). Under certain experimental conditions, SRWS is known to conjugate both the phase and polarization of an incident field.3 The optical Kerr effect also leads to an intensity-dependent refractive index and is often the dominant contribution to this effect. With a large nonlinear index change, several undesirable effects, such as self-focusing and filamentation, occur as an intense optical wave propagates through a nonlinear medium.4