Highly efficient subpicosecond pulse generation at 211 nm

Authors
Dubietis, A Tamosauskas, G Varanavicius, A Valiulis, G Danielius, R
Citation
A. Dubietis et al., Highly efficient subpicosecond pulse generation at 211 nm, J OPT SOC B, 17(1), 2000, pp. 48-52
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
07403224 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
48 - 52
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(200001)17:1<48:HESPGA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We report the efficient generation of high-contrast subpicosecond fifth-har monic pulses with a Nd:glass laser. Highly reproducible 340-mu J, 850-fs pu lses at 211 nm were generated in 0.5-mm-thick beta barium berate (BBO) crys tal with a 33% energy conversion efficiency in the fifth-harmonic generatio n stage. By use of fifth-harmonic pulses, a two-photon absorption coefficie nt of beta = 2.45 +/- 0.15 cm/GW at 211 nm for the BBO crystal was measured . (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(99)01512-X] OCIS codes: 1 90.2620, 260.7190.