Ringdown spectroscopy of stimulated Raman scattering in a whispering gallery mode resonator.
We report experimental observations of power-dependent, nonexponential decay of light stored in whispering gallery modes caused by stimulated Raman scattering in the resonator host material. Specifically, we show that the instantaneous decay rate of whispering gallery modes of a calcium fluoride resonator increases as the amount of light stored in the resonator decreases.
Savchenkov
Anatoliy A
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109-8099, USA.
Matsko
Andrey B
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Mohageg
Makan
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Maleki
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