Electric field vector measurements via nanosecond electric-field-induced second-harmonic generation

Chng, Tat Loon; Naphade, Maya; Goldberg, Benjamin M.; Adamovich, Igor V.; Starikovskaia, Svetlana M.

doi:10.1364/OL.45.001942

Title: Electric field vector measurements via nanosecond electric-field-induced second-harmonic generation

Journal Article · 20 October 2019 · Optics Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.45.001942 · OSTI ID:1614787

^[1]; Naphade, Maya ^[2]; Goldberg, Benjamin M. ^[3]; Adamovich, Igor V. ^[4]; Starikovskaia, Svetlana M. ^[1]

Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France)
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

Electric-field-induced second-harmonic generation, or E-FISH, has received renewed interest as a nonintrusive tool for probing electric fields in gas discharges and plasmas using ultrashort laser pulses. An important contribution of this work lies in establishing that the E-FISH method works effectively in the nanosecond regime, yielding field sensitivities of about a kV/cm at atmospheric pressure from a 16 ns pulse. Here, this is expected to broaden its applicability within the plasma community, given the wider access to conventional nanosecond laser sources. A Pockels-cell-based pulse-slicing scheme, which may be readily integrated with such nanosecond laser systems, is shown to be a complementary and cost-effective option for improving the time resolution of the electric field measurement. Using this scheme, a time resolution of ~3 ns is achieved, without any detriment to the signal sensitivity. This could prove invaluable for nonequilibrium plasma applications, where time resolution of a few nanoseconds or less is often critical. Finally, we take advantage of the field vector sensitivity of the E-FISH signal to demonstrate simultaneous measurements of both the horizontal and vertical components of the electric field.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); Agence Nationale de la Recherce (ASPEN)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1614787

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1605623; OSTI ID: 1618080

Report Number(s):: SAND--2020-3551J; SAND--2019-12119J; 684998

Journal Information:: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 45; ISSN OPLEDP; ISSN 0146-9592

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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