Cross-polarized wave generation in the UV region

We demonstrate experimentally the generation of cross-polarized femtosecond pulses in BaF2 crystal in the UV region. We show that unsaturated cross-polarized wave generation in the UV is six times more efficient than in the visible region, and we deduce the corresponding wavelength dispersion of the...

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Published in:Optics letters 2008-10, Vol.33 (20), p.2299-2301
Main Authors: CANOVA, Lorenzo, KOURTEV, Stoyan, MINKOVSKI, Nikolay, LOPEZ-MARTENS, Rodrigo, ALBERT, Olivier, SALTIEL, Solomon M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Nonlinear optics
Optics
Phase conjugation, optical mixing
photorefractive and kerr effects
Physics
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Summary:We demonstrate experimentally the generation of cross-polarized femtosecond pulses in BaF2 crystal in the UV region. We show that unsaturated cross-polarized wave generation in the UV is six times more efficient than in the visible region, and we deduce the corresponding wavelength dispersion of the third-order nonlinearity.
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.33.002299