ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
PACS: 41.60.Cr; 42.60.By; 42.65.Ky
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract. The use of a Free-Electron Laser (FEL) allows the study of (non)linear optical properties of materials over unsurpassed large spectral intervals. As an example, we report on the use of a FEL as the infrared source in spectroscopic infrared–visible Sum-Frequency Generation (SFG). Employing the extremely wide tunability of the Free-Electron Laser for Infrared eXperiments (FELIX) at Rijnhuizen, we have studied the frequency dependence of the nonline ar susceptibility for sum- frequency generation in gallium phosphide between 20 and 32 μm in great detail. We have developed a short-pulse visible laser system that is highly synchronous with FELIX thereby creating a two-color setup that can be broadly applied. Resonantly enhanced SFG in alpha-quartz has been used to study the relative timing stability of FELIX and the synchronized picosecond-laser system.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003390050079
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