LASER-PULSE SHAPE EFFECTS IN HARMONIC-GENERATION FROM A 2-LEVEL ATOM

Authors
FIORDILINO E MICELI V
Citation
E. Fiordilino et V. Miceli, LASER-PULSE SHAPE EFFECTS IN HARMONIC-GENERATION FROM A 2-LEVEL ATOM, J. mod. opt., 41(7), 1994, pp. 1415-1426
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
J. mod. opt. → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500340
Volume
41
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1415 - 1426
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0340(1994)41:7<1415:LSEIHF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The harmonic spectrum emitted by a two-level atom driven by a resonant laser field is calculated. The spectrum is seen to depend on the shap e of the pulse. In the case of an asymmetric pulse profile, harmonic e mission is present also at a relatively low intensity field.