Nondegenerate Parametric Self-Oscillation via Multiwave Mixing in Coherent Atomic Media
- 15 November 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 83 (20) , 4049-4052
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.83.4049
Abstract
We demonstrate an efficient nonlinear process in which Stokes and anti-Stokes components are generated spontaneously in a multilevel medium coherently prepared by resonant, counterpropagating fields. A medium of this kind combines large nonlinear gain and efficient intrinsic feedback, thereby allowing for very weak optical fields to induce nonlinear processes. Mirrorless self-oscillation induced by microwatts of light power (nanojoules of pulse energy) is observed.Keywords
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