FREQUENCY-DOUBLING OF 100-FS PULSES WITH 50-PERCENT EFFICIENCY BY USE OF A RESONANT ENHANCEMENT CAVITY

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作者
YANOVSKY, VP [1 ]
WISE, FW [1 ]
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[1] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI, INST GEN PHYS, MOSCOW 117942, RUSSIA
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10.1364/OL.19.001952
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The use of a resonant cavity for efficient second-harmonic generation with 100-fs pulses is demonstrated. With 2-nJ pulses from a mode-locked Cr:forsterite laser, 53% conversion efficiency to the second harmonic at 625 nm is achieved while similar to 100-fs duration is maintained. This is an order-of-magnitude improvement over the conversion efficiency obtained directly with the laser output.
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