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Cerussite, PbCO 3 – a new Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS)‐active crystal with high‐order Stokes and anti‐Stokes lasing
Author(s) -
Kaminskii Alexander A.,
Bohatý Ladislav,
Rhee Hanjo,
Kaltenbach André,
Lux Oliver,
Eichler Hans J.,
Rückamp Reinhard,
Becker Petra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.201200123
Subject(s) - raman scattering , raman spectroscopy , lasing threshold , stokes shift , picosecond , orthorhombic crystal system , materials science , raman laser , crystal (programming language) , optics , laser , chemistry , optoelectronics , crystal structure , crystallography , physics , luminescence , programming language , computer science
Orthorhombic PbCO 3 , known as natural crystal cerussite, is presented as a new Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS)‐active crystal. With picosecond laser pumping high‐order Raman‐induced χ (3) generation is observed. All registered Stokes and anti‐Stokes sidebands in the visible and near‐IR are identified and attributed to the SRS‐promoting phonon mode A 1g of the carbonate group, with ω SRS ≈ 1054 cm −1 . The first Stokes steady‐state Raman gain coefficient in the visible spectral range is estimated as well to a value not less than 4.6 cm·GW −1 .