Abstract

A simple one-dimensional model is given for Stokes-beam amplification and expansion in a Raman generator (i.e., a stimulated Raman scattering cell with no seed inputs or feedback) for those cases in which four-wave mixing is suppressed by phase mismatching. Expansion of the first Stokes beam decreases the gain for growth of a second Stokes beam. This model accounts for the absence of second Stokes observed experimentally by Carlsten et al. [Opt. Lett. 9, 353 (1984)].

© 1986 Optical Society of America

Efficient stimulated Raman scattering due to absence of second Stokes growth

J. L. Carlsten, J. M. Telle, and R. G. Wenzel
Opt. Lett. 9(8) 353-355 (1984)

Raman wave front of higher-order Stokes and four-wave mixing processes

Xusan Cheng and Takayoshi Kobayashi
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 5(11) 2363-2367 (1988)

Efficient anti-Stokes Raman conversion by four-wave mixing in gases

John J. Ottusch, Metin S. Mangir, and David A. Rockwell
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 8(1) 68-77 (1991)

Parametric Raman gain suppression in D₂ and H₂

M. D. Duncan, R. Mahon, J. Reintjes, and L. L. Tankersley
Opt. Lett. 11(12) 803-805 (1986)

Spatial mode structure of stimulated Stokes emission from a Raman generator

J. L. Carlsten, J. Rifkin, and D. C. MacPherson
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 3(10) 1476-1482 (1986)