2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION AT LYMAN-ALPHA IN ATOMIC-HYDROGEN

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MARMET, L
HAKUTA, K
STOICHEFF, BP
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[1] ONTARIO LASER & LIGHTWAVE RES CTR,TORONTO M5S 1A7,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] UNIV ELECTROCOMMUN,DEPT APPL PHYS & CHEM,CHOFU,TOKYO 182,JAPAN
[3] UNIV ELECTROCOMMUN,INST LASER SCI,CHOFU,TOKYO 182,JAPAN
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10.1364/OL.16.000261
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Second-harmonic generation in atomic hydrogen is investigated with and without an applied electric field, by tuning laser radiation at 243.1 nm through the 2 2S1/2-1 2S1/2 two-photon resonance. Even at zero applied field, second-harmonic radiation at 121.6 nm was observed. The measured intensity is shown to arise from a charge-separation field caused by ions produced in three-photon ionization. The magnitude of this field is in good agreement with a calculated value based on the measured ion density.
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