Accession Number:

AD0672328

Title:

STUDY OF FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH BRIGHTNESS RAMAN LASER STUDIES

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Oct 1966-30 Jun 1968

Corporate Author:

HUGHES RESEARCH LABS MALIBU CA

Personal Author(s):

• McClung, F. J.
• Close, D. H.
• Hellwarth, R. W.

Report Date:

1968-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

85.0

Abstract:

The report describes studies of stimulated Raman scattering SRS and nonlinear index effects in liquids composed of spherically symmetric molecules. It is concluded that although SRS can be observed without self-focusing, nonlinear index effects, presumably because of molecular redistribution, are present and should lead to beam instabilities at somewhat higher powers. Also described are studies of SRS in hydrogen gas pumped by a giant pulse ruby laser. Finally, a theoretical study of the third order polarizability applied to hydrogen, and the resulting coupled Stokes-anti-Stokes waves is described.

Descriptors:

• *ELECTROOPTICS
• *LASERS
• *LIQUIDS
• ANOMALIES
• BRIGHTNESS
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• FOCUSING
• HYDROGEN
• LIGHT PULSES
• POLARIZATION
• REFRACTIVE INDEX
• RUBY
• SCATTERING
• STABILITY

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers
• Optics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE