UV coherent radiation at 327 nm, 328 nm, 330 nm and 333 nm is generated by four-wave parametric process in sodium vapour. The spectral characteristics is examined.
Sodium vapour, in the dencity 3×10~(11) to 1.2×10~(12)cm~(-3), was excited by a cw dye laser, tuned 70 GHz from D_2 resonance line. We recorded signal intensities, consisting of The Rayleigh component at the laser frequency and the two fluorescence components (direct and sensitized) at the atomic resonance-line frequencies.
Using the two-photon resonance enhanced SHRS, FWM and OPSE processes in sodium vapour, the two sets of the UV coherent radiation in 230 nm-340 nm have been observed, and the characteristics of these UV radiation are presented and discussed.
The visible (λ ~ 589nm) and IR (λ ~ 820nm) radiation has been detected, when two counterpropagating light pulses, nondegenerate in frequency, interacted with sodium vapour.
The intensity dependence of the stimulated resonant emission and stimulated Raman effects on the buffer gas and sodium vapour pressures and the intensity of the excitation radiation has been obtained.
The influence of hydrocarbon compounds such as methane, ethane and ethylene on collision-induced amplified emission in sodium vapour has been investigated.
In this paper, the optical bistability in two-photon resonance media is discussed theoretically. The steady-state behavior in both the cases of two-photon far- and near-resonance, and the transient behavior in the case of two-photon near-resonance are analysed. The two-photon vector model is established and applied to the analyses. The corresponding characteristic curves in sodium vapour are given based or the result of numerical calculation.
UV coherent radiation at 327 nm, 328 nm, 330 nm and 333 nm is generated by four-wave parametric process in sodium vapour. The spectral characteristics is examined. The signal at 333 mn has narrower line width and wider tunable range. So it is possible to use it as a coherent UV source.
In the high-voltage sodium lamp applications, niobium alloys are characterized by the linear expansion coefficient similar to that of the parts in the electric arc light- emitting tube of a high-voltage sodium lamp, e. g. the semi-transparent alumina tube and ceramic sealed cap. This not only makes it easy to seal the two ends of an electric arc light-emitting tube, but also provides high corrosion resistance to sodium vapour and good plasticity. The electric arc light-emitting tub...