Raman frequency shifting in a CH4:H2:Ar mixture pumped by the fourth harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 30, 1998, Pages 7112-7115

  Simeonov, Valentin ^a   Mitev, Valentin ^b   Van Den Bergh, Hubert ^a   Calpini, Bertrand ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Observatory of Neuchatel   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; HARMONIC GENERATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MIXTURES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL RADAR; PUMPING (LASER); RAMAN SCATTERING;

FOURTH HARMONIC GENERATION; RAMAN FREQUENCY SHIFTING;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0032552744     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.007112     Document Type: Article

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