Third-harmonic frequency generator and generation method
AssigneeCornell University
InventorsJeffrey A. Moses, Noah Flemens, Nuno Vinicius
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Abstract
A third-harmonic generation method includes frequency-quadrupling a fundamental optical beam via cascaded second-harmonic generation to yield a fourth-harmonic optical beam. The method also includes down-converting the fourth-harmonic optical beam to yield a third-harmonic optical beam. A third harmonic generator includes a monolithic optical element having nonzero quadratic electric susceptibility to (i) frequency-quadruple a fundamental optical beam via cascaded second-harmonic generation, and (ii) down-convert a fourth-harmonic optical beam to yield a third-harmonic optical beam.
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A third-harmonic generation method, comprising:
- frequency-quadrupling a fundamental optical beam via cascaded second-harmonic generation to yield a fourth-harmonic optical beam;
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- down-converting the fourth-harmonic optical beam to yield a third-harmonic optical beam.
A third-harmonic generator comprising:
- a monolithic optical element having nonzero quadratic electric susceptibility to (i) frequency-quadruple a fundamental optical beam via cascaded second-harmonic generation to yield a fourth-harmonic optical beam, and (ii) down-convert the fourth-harmonic optical beam to yield a third-harmonic optical beam.
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