Abstract
The Doppler-broadened Raman gain of sodium vapor with a strong cw pump lases within a ring cavity. This lasing four-wave mixes with the pump to produce a third, complementary beam. Observations agree with theory only if atomic motion is included.
© 1988 Optical Society of America
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