Using the self-filtering property of a femtosecond filament to improve second harmonic generation
| Autor: | Shmuel Eisenmann, Gilad Marcus, David Shwa, Arie Zigler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Materials science
business.industry Infrared Rays Second-harmonic generation Reproducibility of Results Equipment Design Barium borate Sensitivity and Specificity Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Protein filament Equipment Failure Analysis chemistry.chemical_compound Optics chemistry Femtosecond Harmonic Optoelectronics Computer-Aided Design Surface second harmonic generation business Order of magnitude Beam (structure) Lighting |
| Zdroj: | Optics express. 17(8) |
| ISSN: | 1094-4087 |
| Popis: | In this paper we demonstrate the use of NIR femtosecond filament for improving the generation of second harmonic using a type I BBO crystal. Using this method the beam propagation factor (M(2)) of the second harmonic was improved significantly; which led to enhancement of the attainable SH intensity by up to two orders of magnitude. This method can be beneficial for applications demanding high intensities, small spot size or long interaction lengths. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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