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

Authors
YANOVSKY VP WISE FW
Citation
Vp. Yanovsky et Fw. Wise, FREQUENCY-DOUBLING OF 100-FS PULSES WITH 50-PERCENT EFFICIENCY BY USEOF A RESONANT ENHANCEMENT CAVITY, Optics letters, 19(23), 1994, pp. 1952-1954
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
19
Issue
23
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1952 - 1954
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1994)19:23<1952:FO1PW5>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The use of a resonant cavity for efficient second-harmonic generation with 100-fs pulses is demonstrated. With 2-nJ pulses from a mode-locke d Cr:forsterite laser, 53% conversion efficiency to the second harmoni c at 625 nm is achieved while similar to 100-fs duration is maintained . This is an order-of-magnitude improvement over the conversion effici ency obtained directly with the laser output.