Enhanced frequency up-conversion in Rb vapor Export

@article{Vernier2009, abstract = {We demonstrate highly efficient generation of coherent 420 nm light via up-conversion of near-infrared lasers in a hot rubidium vapor cell. By optimizing pump polarizations and frequencies we achieve a single-pass conversion efficiency of 260\%/W, significantly higher than in previous experiments. A full 2D exploration of the coherent light generation and fluorescence as a function of the pump frequencies reveals that coherent blue light is generated at 85Rb two-photon resonances, as predicted by theory, but at high vapor pressure it is suppressed in spectral regions that don't support phase matching or exhibit single-photon Kerr refraction. Favorable scaling of our current 1 mW blue beam power with additional pump power is predicted. Infrared pump polarization could be used for future intensity switching experiments.}, author = {Vernier, A. and Arnold, S. Franke and Riis, E. and Arnold, A. S.}, citeulike-article-id = {6081318}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.0812}, eprint = {0911.0812}, journal = {ArXiv e-prints}, keywords = {420nm, efficient, fi, generation}, month = {Nov}, posted-at = {2009-11-06 17:20:53}, priority = {2}, title = {Enhanced frequency up-conversion in {R}b vapor}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.0812}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - Vernier2009 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6081318 N2 - We demonstrate highly efficient generation of coherent 420 nm light via up-conversion of near-infrared lasers in a hot rubidium vapor cell. By optimizing pump polarizations and frequencies we achieve a single-pass conversion efficiency of 260%/W, significantly higher than in previous experiments. A full 2D exploration of the coherent light generation and fluorescence as a function of the pump frequencies reveals that coherent blue light is generated at 85Rb two-photon resonances, as predicted by theory, but at high vapor pressure it is suppressed in spectral regions that don't support phase matching or exhibit single-photon Kerr refraction. Favorable scaling of our current 1 mW blue beam power with additional pump power is predicted. Infrared pump polarization could be used for future intensity switching experiments. JF - ArXiv e-prints TI - Enhanced frequency up-conversion in {R}b vapor KW - 420nm KW - efficient KW - fi KW - generation AU - Vernier, A AU - Arnold, Franke AU - Riis, E AU - Arnold, AS PY - 2009/Nov// UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.0812 ER -