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Nonlinear optics in solid hydrogen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

M. Katsuragawa
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Chofugaoka Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan
M. Suzuki
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan Division of Natural Sciences, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Chofugaoka Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan
R.S.D. Sihombing
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Chofugaoka Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan
J.Z. Li
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Chofugaoka Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan
K. Hakuta
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan Institute for Laser Science, University of Electro-Communications, Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST), Chofugaoka Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182–8585, Japan

Abstract

We show through experiments of stimulated Raman scattering how solid hydrogen (parahydrogen) can open new perspectives on nonlinear optics. Two phenomena are described: One is the self-induced phase matching in parametric anti-Stokes stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in which the phase matching is self-organized automatically without the stringent restriction of refractive-index dispersion of the medium, and the other is the extremely slow coherence decay behavior for the Raman transition that may result in the Raman width of 80 kHz full width at half maximum (FWHM).

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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