Saturation splitting of line shapes in noncollinear four-wave mixing in SF(6).
Phase-conjugate emission by resonant degenerate four-wave mixing with two counterpropagating weak pump beams and a noncollinear strong object beam was calculated for a Doppler-broadened two-level system. Singlepeak Doppler-free lines with small saturation broadening at a collinear configuration became split for a wide angle. The effect is demonstrated with the use of a CO(2) laser and SF(6). Conversely, calculated line shapes with Stark splitting in a collinear arrangement became single peaked for a wide angle.
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