Laser Polarization Spectroscopy

R. E. Teets; F. V. Kowalski; W. T. Hill; N. Carlson; T. W. Hansch

doi:10.1117/12.955605

5 December 1977 Laser Polarization Spectroscopy

R. E. Teets, F. V. Kowalski, W. T. Hill, N. Carlson, T. W. Hansch

Proceedings Volume 0113, Advances in Laser Spectroscopy I; (1977) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955605
Event: 21st Annual Technical Symposium, 1977, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Polarization spectroscopy makes use of the polarization dependence of the nonlinear interaction between two laser beams in a gaseous medium. The laser-induced optical anisotropy is calculated using a rate equation approach, and the effect of this anisotropy on a polarized probe beam is derived. The method is useful for Doppler-free spectroscopy, for similification of molecular spectra, and for relaxation studies. A comparison with other Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy methods shows an advantage in signal-to-noise for polarization spectroscopy. Recent high resolution experiments with hydrogen, molecular sodium, and nitrogen dioxide are presented.

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R. E. Teets, F. V. Kowalski, W. T. Hill, N. Carlson, and T. W. Hansch "Laser Polarization Spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 0113, Advances in Laser Spectroscopy I, (5 December 1977); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955605

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