Optical Sum-Frequency-Generation Interference in Atomic Sodium Vapor
- 28 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 38 (13), 694-697
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.38.694
Abstract
Optical sum-frequency generation, due to either noncollinear excitation, or magnetic-field mixing, or to their combined effect, is observed in atomic sodium vapor. Novel interference effects are observed and explained.Keywords
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