Broadband coherent light generation in diamond driven by femtosecond pulses

Opt Express. 2008 Aug 4;16(16):12139-47. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.012139.

Abstract

We demonstrate broadband light generation in diamond pumped by two-color femtosecond laser pulses. We find that phase matching plays a critical role in the output angle and frequency of the generated sidebands. When a third femtosecond probe pulse is applied to the crystal in the boxed Coherent anti-Stokes Raman Scattering geometry, a two-dimensional array of multi-color beams is generated through the Raman, four-wave mixing, and six-wave-mixing processes. We test the mutual coherence between the generated sidebands. Such coherence, maintained over the broad spectrum, opens possibilities for synthesis of subfemtosecond light waveforms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Diamond / chemistry*
  • Diamond / radiation effects*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lasers*
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Transducers*

Substances

  • Diamond