• Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics
  • Vol. 13, Issue 1, 4484 (2015)
JING CHEN1,2, YUANLIN ZHENG1,2, NING AN3, and XIANFENG CHEN1,2,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Key Laboratory for Laser Plasma (Ministry of Education), IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 3Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, Shanghai, China
  • show less
    DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.004484 Cite this Article
    JING CHEN, YUANLIN ZHENG, NING AN, XIANFENG CHEN. Noncollinear third-harmonic generation with large angular acceptance by noncritical phase matching in KDP crystal[J]. Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics, 2015, 13(1): 4484 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The scheme of prefocusing to focus sum frequency generation (SFG) without a lens is proposed and experimentally verified in this study. Noncollinear type-I noncritical phasematching SFG to generate a third-harmonic wave with large angular acceptance is presented. The principle of broad angular acceptance and the advantages of this PM configuration are also described in detail. External angular bandwidth of 7.33° for noncollinear SFG was measured in a 2 mm long KH2PO4 (KDP) crystal, which is in reasonably good agreement with the theoretical calculation. The mechanism of broadband SFG and the prefocusing scheme make it possible for the realization of convergent third-harmonic generation without involving a lens, which provides a promising way to avoid damage to optical components during the focusing of high-energy UV light in high-power laser facilities.
    JING CHEN, YUANLIN ZHENG, NING AN, XIANFENG CHEN. Noncollinear third-harmonic generation with large angular acceptance by noncritical phase matching in KDP crystal[J]. Collection Of theses on high power laser and plasma physics, 2015, 13(1): 4484
    Download Citation