• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 4, Issue 2, 026002 (2022)
Zilong Zhang1、2、3、*, Yuan Gao1、2、3, Xiangjia Li4, Xin Wang1、2、3, Suyi Zhao1、2、3, Qiang Liu5、6, and Changming Zhao1、2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing, China
  • 2Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Imaging Technology and System, Beijing, China
  • 3Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Photonics Information Technology, Beijing, China
  • 4Arizona State University, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Tempe, Arizona, United States
  • 5Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology (Tsinghua University), Beijing, China
  • 6Tsinghua University, Department of Precision Instrument, State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Beijing, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.4.2.026002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zilong Zhang, Yuan Gao, Xiangjia Li, Xin Wang, Suyi Zhao, Qiang Liu, Changming Zhao. Second harmonic generation of laser beams in transverse mode locking states[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2022, 4(2): 026002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Nonlinear frequency conversion of structured beams has been of great interest recently. We present an intracavity second harmonic generation (SHG) of laser beams in transverse mode locking (TML) states with a specially designed sandwich such as a microchip laser. The intracavity nonlinear frequency conversion process of a laser beam in a TML state to its second harmonic is theoretically and experimentally investigated, considering different relative phase and weight parameters between the basic modes in the TML beam. Comparison between the far-field SHG beam patterns of fundamental frequency transverse modes in coherently locked and incoherently superposed states demonstrates that the SHG of TML beams can carry more information. Various rarely observed far-field SHG beam patterns are obtained, and they are consistent with the theoretical analysis and numerical simulations. With the obtained SHG beams, the characteristics of the structured fundamental frequency beams can also be conversely investigated or predicted. This work may have important applications in optical 3D printing, optical trapping of particles, and free-space optical communication areas.

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    Zilong Zhang, Yuan Gao, Xiangjia Li, Xin Wang, Suyi Zhao, Qiang Liu, Changming Zhao. Second harmonic generation of laser beams in transverse mode locking states[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2022, 4(2): 026002
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