Broadband sum-frequency generation of spectrally incoherent pulses

Dorrer, Christophe; Spilatro, Michael; Herman, Steven; Borger, Ted; Hill, Elizabeth M.

doi:10.1364/OE.424167

Title: Broadband sum-frequency generation of spectrally incoherent pulses

Abstract

We study and demonstrate the nonlinear frequency conversion of broadband optical pulses from 1053 nm to 351 nm using sum-frequency generation with a narrowband pulse at 526.5 nm. The combination of angular dispersion and noncollinearity cancels out the wave-vector mismatch and its frequency derivative, yielding an order-of-magnitude increase in spectral acceptance compared to conventional tripling. This scheme can support the nonlinear frequency conversion of broadband spectrally incoherent nanosecond pulses generated by high-energy lasers and optical parametric amplifiers to mitigate laser−plasma instabilities occurring during interaction with a target. The experimental results obtained with KDP crystals are in excellent agreement with modeling, demonstrating the generation of spectrally incoherent pulses with a bandwidth larger than 10 THz at 351 nm.

Authors:

; Spilatro, Michael; Herman, Steven; Borger, Ted; Hill, Elizabeth M.

Publication Date:: Tue May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2021

Research Org.:: Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1782745

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1785705

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003856; SC0021032

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Optics Express

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Volume: 29 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087

Publisher:: Optical Society of America

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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                    Dorrer, Christophe, Spilatro, Michael, Herman, Steven, Borger, Ted, and Hill, Elizabeth M. Broadband sum-frequency generation of spectrally incoherent pulses.  United States: N. p., 2021. 
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                    Dorrer, Christophe, Spilatro, Michael, Herman, Steven, Borger, Ted, & Hill, Elizabeth M. Broadband sum-frequency generation of spectrally incoherent pulses.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.424167

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  title        = {Broadband sum-frequency generation of spectrally incoherent pulses},

  author       = {Dorrer, Christophe and Spilatro, Michael and Herman, Steven and Borger, Ted and Hill, Elizabeth M.},

  abstractNote = {We study and demonstrate the nonlinear frequency conversion of broadband optical pulses from 1053 nm to 351 nm using sum-frequency generation with a narrowband pulse at 526.5 nm. The combination of angular dispersion and noncollinearity cancels out the wave-vector mismatch and its frequency derivative, yielding an order-of-magnitude increase in spectral acceptance compared to conventional tripling. This scheme can support the nonlinear frequency conversion of broadband spectrally incoherent nanosecond pulses generated by high-energy lasers and optical parametric amplifiers to mitigate laser−plasma instabilities occurring during interaction with a target. The experimental results obtained with KDP crystals are in excellent agreement with modeling, demonstrating the generation of spectrally incoherent pulses with a bandwidth larger than 10 THz at 351 nm.},

  doi          = {10.1364/OE.424167},

  journal      = {Optics Express},

  number       = 11,

  volume       = 29,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Tue May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2021},

  month        = {Tue May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2021}

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