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Bidirectional Cascaded Superfluorescent Lasing in Air Enabled by Resonant Third Harmonic Photon Exchange from Nitrogen to Argon.
Nie, Zan; Nambu, Noa; Marsh, Kenneth A; Matteo, Daniel; Patel, C Kumar; Zhang, Chaojie; Wu, Yipeng; Carlström, Stefanos; Morales, Felipe; Patchkovskii, Serguei; Smirnova, Olga; Ivanov, Misha; Joshi, Chan.
Afiliação
  • Nie Z; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, <a href="https://ror.org/046rm7j60">University of California Los Angeles</a>, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
  • Nambu N; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, <a href="https://ror.org/00p991c53">Huazhong University of Science and Technology</a>, Wuhan 430074, China.
  • Marsh KA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, <a href="https://ror.org/046rm7j60">University of California Los Angeles</a>, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
  • Matteo D; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, <a href="https://ror.org/046rm7j60">University of California Los Angeles</a>, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
  • Patel CK; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, <a href="https://ror.org/046rm7j60">University of California Los Angeles</a>, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
  • Zhang C; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, <a href="https://ror.org/046rm7j60">University of California Los Angeles</a>, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
  • Wu Y; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, <a href="https://ror.org/046rm7j60">University of California Los Angeles</a>, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
  • Carlström S; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, <a href="https://ror.org/046rm7j60">University of California Los Angeles</a>, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
  • Morales F; <a href="https://ror.org/03jbf6q27">Max Born Institute</a>, Max-Born-Strasse 2A, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
  • Patchkovskii S; <a href="https://ror.org/03jbf6q27">Max Born Institute</a>, Max-Born-Strasse 2A, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
  • Smirnova O; <a href="https://ror.org/03jbf6q27">Max Born Institute</a>, Max-Born-Strasse 2A, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
  • Ivanov M; <a href="https://ror.org/03jbf6q27">Max Born Institute</a>, Max-Born-Strasse 2A, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
  • Joshi C; <a href="https://ror.org/03jbf6q27">Max Born Institute</a>, Max-Born-Strasse 2A, D-12489 Berlin, Germany.
Phys Rev Lett ; 133(6): 063201, 2024 Aug 09.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39178428
ABSTRACT
Cavity-free lasing in atmospheric air has stimulated intense research toward a fundamental understanding of underlying physical mechanisms. In this Letter, we identify a new mechanism-a third-harmonic photon mediated resonant energy transfer pathway leading to population inversion in argon via an initial three-photon excitation of nitrogen molecules irradiated by intense 261 nm pulses-that enables bidirectional two-color cascaded lasing in atmospheric air. By making pump-probe measurements, we conclusively show that such cascaded lasing results from superfluorescence rather than amplified spontaneous emission. Such cascaded lasing with the capability of producing bidirectional multicolor coherent pulses opens additional possibilities for remote sensing applications.

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Phys Rev Lett Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Phys Rev Lett Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos