Efficient generation of narrow-bandwidth picosecond pulses by frequency doubling of femtosecond chirped pulses

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Authors

F. Raoult · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

A. Boscheron · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

D. Husson · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

C. Sauteret · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

A. Modena · Laboratoire pour l'utilisation des lasers intenses

V. Malka · École Polytechnique

Abstract

We demonstrate efficient generation of picosecond narrow-bandwidth pulses by frequency mixing of broadband opposite chirped pulses in a type I doubling crystal. This procedure allows us to produce picosecond pulses that are perfectly synchronized with femtosecond pulses. The experiment shows a decrease of the initial bandwidth by a factor of more than 30, while a high conversion efficiency is maintained.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Optics Letters

Volume 23, Issue 14, pp. 1117-1117

DOI: 10.1364/ol.23.001117

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