Parametric oscillation in sodium vapor
- 6 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 59 (1) , 44-47
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.59.44
Abstract
The properties of a beam generated by self-oscillation due to four-wave mixing in a cavity are described. The experiment is performed in sodium vapor, in continuous-wave regime. This system exhibits an unusually low threshold condition. The output power is of the order of 1 mW and the oscillation is almost always bistable. Phase locking and huge phase-sensitive noise are observed on this oscillating beam.Keywords
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