Differential heterodyne detection with diffractive optics for multidimensional transient-grating spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Champak Khurmi,
Mark A. Berg
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the optical society of america b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.741
H-Index - 144
eISSN - 1520-8540
pISSN - 0740-3224
DOI - 10.1364/josab.26.002357
Subject(s) - grating , optics , transient (computer programming) , heterodyne (poetry) , interference (communication) , local oscillator , heterodyne detection , physics , diffraction grating , beam (structure) , diffraction , four wave mixing , materials science , phase noise , nonlinear optics , laser , telecommunications , computer science , acoustics , channel (broadcasting) , operating system
Heterodyne detection with a local oscillator generated by a diffractive optic provides good phase stability, but suffers from interfering single-beam-bleach signals. This interference is a problem in four-beam transient gratings, but becomes more severe in higher order transient gratings. A simple and low noise method to eliminate this interference is demonstrated in both a four-wave-mixing, first-order-transient-grating experiment and in a six-wave-mixing, second-order-transient-grating experiment.Full Tex
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