title: High-efficiency stimulated Brillouin scattering of KrF laser radiation in SF(6).
abstract: Stimulated Brillouin scattering of KrF laser radiation focused in SF(6) gas at pressures of 1.4 to 9.8 atm has been studied experimentally. For an input linewidth of 0.08 cm(-1) and focal lengths of 1 and 2 m, reflectivities of 80% have been measured. Pulse compression up to peak intensities of two times the pump intensity has been achieved in a pulse that is partially phase conjugate to the pump pulse. At high pressures a short backward Raman spike was observed preceding the Brillouin backscattered signal.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Tomov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fedosejevs
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: McKen