Optical pumping-induced spatio-temporal modifications to propagation, polarization and intensity of laser beams in sodium vapour

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages

  Holzner, R ^a   Dangel, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTICAL PUMPING; SODIUM; VAPORS;

ATOMIC TRANSITION MODEL; GAUSSIAN BEAM INTENSITY;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0032003521     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1355-5111/10/1/003     Document Type: Review

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