Title

Theory Of Laser-Induced Phenomena On Conventional And Phase-Conjugated Surfaces

Comments

Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at STARS@ucf.edu

Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B-Opt. Phys.

Keywords

Optics

Abstract

Laser-induced processes on conventional and phase-conjugated surfaces are investigated theoretically. Resonance fluorescence of two-level atoms on smooth and rough surfaces are reviewed. The new phenomenon of a radiative dipole at a phase-conjugated surface (PCS), in which the lifetime of the dipole can be virtually infinite under certain conditions, is examined. A PCS originates from the interference of two laser beams incident upon an absorbing layer, and this effect is discussed in terms of a phenomenological model and a hydrodynamic theory in which laser-induced periodic structure and the PCS reflectivity are analyzed. Finally, practical applications of these new phenomena occurring on PCS are discussed.

Journal Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics

Volume

4

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-1987

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

219

Last Page

227

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1987G131100015

ISSN

0740-3224

Share

COinS