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In this paper, we propose a new approach to the analysis of stochastic processes (such as fluctuating laser fields) with super-Gaussian statistics: the expansion of stochastic processes in terms of first and higher powers of Gaussian components, which are used like a basis set. We apply this approach to treat the super-Gaussian correlation effects observed in coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering experiments using frequency-doubled pump-laser fields. Our results give much better agreement with experimental data than previous theories do.
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Lau, A.M.F., Farrow, R.L. (1989). Analysis of Super-Gaussian Statistics of N-Harmonic Fields by Nonlinear Gaussian Expansions. In: Eberly, J.H., Mandel, L., Wolf, E. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VI. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0847-8_118
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