Abstract
We present an analysis of the transient buildup of light in a transverse Brillouin resonator. This predicts a reduction in the oscillation threshold for angles close to 90°. This threshold reduction is observed in an experiment that uses a frequency-doubled Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with n-hexane as the Brillouin medium. Self-pumped four-wave mixing is found to take place in the transverse resonator.
© 1994 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
A. M. Scott, W. T. Whitney, and M. T. Duignan
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11(10) 2079-2088 (1994)
A. Neogi
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 11(11) 2246-2251 (1994)
J. R. Murray, J. Ray Smith, R. B. Ehrlich, D. T. Kyrazis, C. E. Thompson, T. L. Weiland, and R. B. Wilcox
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 6(12) 2402-2411 (1989)