Interference effects in time-delayed degenerate four-wave mixing with broadband noisy light

Authors
Kozich, V Menezes, LD de Araujo, CB
Citation
V. Kozich et al., Interference effects in time-delayed degenerate four-wave mixing with broadband noisy light, J OPT SOC B, 17(6), 2000, pp. 973-976
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
07403224 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
973 - 976
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(200006)17:6<973:IEITDF>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Femtosecond beats in time-delayed forward degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM ) with incoherent light in liquid and solid materials have been observed, a nd their origin is discussed. It is shown that the oscillations are due to the interference between pure DFWM signal and Rayleigh scattering from the excitation beams. It is also shown that, if this effect is not taken into a ccount, incorrect conclusions can be reached. (C) 2000 Optical Society of A merica [S0740-3224(00)00306-4].