Accession Number:

ADA008664

Title:

Redesign of a System to Detect Harmonic Spin-Flip Raman Scattering in Cadmium Sulfide.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Woodruff,Henry M. , Jr

Report Date:

1974-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

58.0

Abstract:

Since the development of the first laser, scientists have sought a tunable laser. Spin-flip Raman scattering is one of a number of tunable processes explored in recent years. Spin-Flip scattering is continuously tunable as the incident laser line undergoes a frequency shift that is directly proportional to the applied magnetic field. The purpose of this thesis was to detect and record harmonic Spin-Flip Raman scattering in Cadmium Sulfide. First and second Stokes and Anti-Stokes harmonics were observed. An Argon ion laser at 4880A wavelength was used to illuminate the crystal. The third harmonic Stokes line was also observed for the first time. The g-factor was calculated for the two CdS samples used.

Descriptors:

• *RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
• *CADMIUM SULFIDES
• SCATTERING
• TUNABLE LASERS
• EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
• THESES
• TEST EQUIPMENT
• SEMICONDUCTORS
• GAS LASERS
• ARGON LASERS
• OPTICAL PUMPING
• TUNING DEVICES

Subject Categories:

• Optics
• Solid State Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE