Using the self-filtering property of a femtosecond filament to improve second harmonic generation

David Shwa, Shmuel Eisenmann*, Gilad Marcus, Arie Zigler

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Abstract

In this paper we demonstrate the use of NIR femtosecond filament for improving the generation of second harmonic using a type I BBO crystal. Using this method the beam propagation factor (M2) of the second harmonic was improved significantly; which led to enhancement of the attainable SH intensity by up to two orders of magnitude. This method can be beneficial for applications demanding high intensities, small spot size or long interaction lengths.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6451-6456
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Express
Volume17
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Apr 2009

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