Parametric scattering upon light-induced generation of metastable molecular states

Abstract

Polarization-anisotropic photo-induced light scattering is observed in terms of a scattering cone in centrosymmetric sodiumnitroprusside. We investigated the intensity distribution, apex angle and ellipticity as well as the kinetics of the cone in order to explore the processes which are responsible for its appearance. Our experimental findings give strong evidence for the presence of parametric scattering processes.

Publication
in Trends in Optics and Photonics - Advances in Photorefractive Materials, Effects and Devices 2005, 99, 405-411