Ultrafast-Laser-Induced Backward Stimulated Raman Scattering for Tracing Atmospheric Gases

By combining tunable broadband pulse generation with nonlinear spectral compression, we demonstrate a prototype scheme for highly selective coherent standoff sensing of air molecules and discuss its coupling to the recently demonstrated backward atmospheric lasing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zheltiko A., Giniūnas L., Danielius A., Baltuška A., Pugžlys A., Ališauskas S., Pu Z., Kartashov D., Malevich P. N., Marangoni M., Cerullo G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134112009