We study theoretically a new possibility of unipolar pulse generation in a Raman-active medium excited by a series of few-cycle optical pulses. We consider the case when the Raman-active particles are uniformly distributed along a circle or helix, and demonstrate the possibility of obtaining rectangular unipolar pulses with an arbitrarily long duration above the minimum value equal to the natural period of the low-frequency vibrations in the Raman-active medium.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2518-2524
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume33
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2016

    Scopus subject areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

    Research areas

  • (170.5660) Raman spectroscopy, (320.2250) Femtosecond phenomena, (320.5540) Pulse shaping, (320.5550) Pulses

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