NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR OF CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LASER-BEAMS PROPAGATING THROUGH SODIUM VAPOR

Authors
ROHRICHT B ESCHLE P DANGEL S HOLZNER R
Citation
B. Rohricht et al., NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR OF CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LASER-BEAMS PROPAGATING THROUGH SODIUM VAPOR, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. A, A journal of physical sciences, 48(5-6), 1993, pp. 621-623
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical",Physics
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. A, A journal of physical sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
09320784
Volume
48
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
621 - 623
Database
ISI
SICI code
0932-0784(1993)48:5-6<621:NBOCPL>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A variety of surprising effects arise from the nonlinear light-matter interaction of circularly polarized laser light propagating through so dium vapor. We present experimental evidence for an asymmetry in the a bsorption of left hand and right hand circularly polarized light as we ll as for the creation of a collimated light beam of apposite polariza tion within the light-matter interaction region. Both effects are not yet explained by common theories.