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Analysis of Raman gain for focussed Gaussian pump beams

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Several theoretical and numerical models have been published which describe the evolution of a Stokes beam in a Raman medium excited by a focussed pump beam. Generally, the published theoretical departures from the plane-wave theory of Raman scattering are based on assumptions about the power of the pump beam. In this paper we present a theoretical model which is shown to be in excellent agreement with an exact numerical treatment, and which is valid without restrictions on the pump power. Its predictions are used to indicate the range of validity of earlier theories.

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  1. M. C. Ibison

    Present address: The Dove Project Limited, 29 Church Lane, SO2 ISY, Southampton, UK

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  1. Department of Electronics, University of Southampton, Highfield, SO25NH, Southampton, UK

    M. C. Ibison

  2. Department of Physics, University of Southampton, SO25NH, Southampton, UK

    D. C. Hanna

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Ibison, M.C., Hanna, D.C. Analysis of Raman gain for focussed Gaussian pump beams. Appl. Phys. B 45, 37–44 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692339

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