Degenerate four-wave mixing of picosecond pulses in the saturable amplification of a dye laser |
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Authors: | Diels J McMichael I Vanherzeele H |
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Affiliation: | North Texas State University, Denton, TX, USA; |
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Abstract: | We demonstrate intracavity degenerate four-wave mixing in the saturable gain medium of a dye laser. The dye laser is a synchronously pumped bidirectional ring laser that produces pulses of 4 ps duration. The dynamics of the interaction provides information on the phase coherence of the pulses. A simple theory of transient degenerate four-wave mixing is presented that accurately describes the measurements. |
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