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A time-resolved study of sub-nanosecond pulse generation by the combined effects of stimulated brillouin scattering and laser-induced breakdown

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The generation of subnanosecond pulses by the combined effects of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and laser-induced breakdown has been investigated by obtaining simultaneous streak photographs of the spark, the backscattered and the transmitted pulses. The results demonstrate that the output from an excimer pumped dye laser can yield subnanosecond pulses with a duration of ≧20ps. The pulse shortening effect results from the nonlinear reflection properties of the Brillouin mirror and the strong absorption of visible radiation by the laser-breakdown plasma.

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  1. Y. S. Huo

    Present address: Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Shanghai, China

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  1. Division of Physics, National Research Council of Canada, K1A 0R6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Y. S. Huo & A. J. Alcock

  2. Division of Chemistry, National Research Council of Canada, K1A 0R6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    O. L. Bourne

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Huo, Y.S., Alcock, A.J. & Bourne, O.L. A time-resolved study of sub-nanosecond pulse generation by the combined effects of stimulated brillouin scattering and laser-induced breakdown. Appl. Phys. B 38, 125–129 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00697451

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