Phase-interfacial stimulated Raman scattering generated in strongly pumped water

Opt Lett. 2016 Jul 15;41(14):3335-8. doi: 10.1364/OL.41.003335.

Abstract

We have observed unusual blue-shifted radiations in water pumped by a strong 532-nm nanosecond laser. Properties including divergence, polarizations, and pulse shapes of the unusual radiations are measured and compared with those of the regular stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in water. The unusual radiations are attributed to the parametric anti-Stokes SRS that occurs on the interface of water and ionization plasma (or gas) formed in the laser-induced breakdown of water.