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AIP conference proceedings

Continuously tunable sum-frequency generation involving Rydberg states

Robert W. Boyd, Daniel J. Gauthier, Jerzy S. Krasiński, Michelle S. Malcuit

Published Jan 1, 1984• 0 citations
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10.1063/1.34687

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It has recently been shown1 that extremely large values of the second-order nonlinear suceptibility can be obtained through use of Rydberg atomic states perturbed by an external electric field.2 In these experiments a value of χ(2) = 10-9 esu was obtained using a sodium vapor of number density ~1014 atoms cm-3 and a dc electric field of magnitude 1 kV/cm. One laser was tuned close to the sodium D2 resonance line while a second laser completed the two-photon resonance with a Rydberg state. A strong coherent UV beam at the sum frequency was generated in the forward direction. The splitting of the highly excited atomic levels induced by the external electric field created a broad region of overlapping levels, leading to continuous tunability. This technique can be applied to any system displaying a Rydberg series, and should be capable of producing coherent, tunable radiation in the extreme ultraviolet.