Multicrystal designs for efficient third-harmonic generation

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.22.001208· OSTI ID:528020

Eimerl, D; Auerbach, J M; Barker, C E; Milam, D ^[1]; Milonni, P W ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O.Box 5808, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
2. Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

Efficient frequency tripling of high-fluence, narrow-band laser pulses is routinely accomplished with a doubling crystal and a sum-frequency mixer. The addition of a second mixer can dramatically improve conversion efficiencies for the large bandwidths of interest for inertial confinement fusion. Designs that involve two doublers similarly offer a higher dynamic range of conversion efficiency versus intensity than the usual two-crystal design. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital Optical Society of America}

• OSTI ID: 528020
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 22; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CRYSTALS
DESIGN
FREQUENCY MIXING
HARMONIC GENERATION
ICF DEVICES
LASERS
NONLINEAR OPTICS
OPTICAL SYSTEMS