Non-collinear generation of third harmonic of IR ultrashort laser pulses by PTR glass volume Bragg gratings

doi:10.1364/OE.17.003564

Optics Express

Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
Vol. 17, Iss. 5 — Mar. 2, 2009
pp: 3564–3573

Non-collinear generation of third harmonic of IR ultrashort laser pulses by PTR glass volume Bragg gratings

Leo A. Siiman, Julien Lumeau, Lionel Canioni, and Leonid B. Glebov »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 5, pp. 3564-3573 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.003564

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Abstract

Three conditions for non-collinear third harmonic generation by a PTR glass volume Bragg grating are demonstrated using infrared ultrashort pulse illumination. Each condition corresponds to a different angle of grating orientation and a separate generation mechanism. We identify the mechanisms as corresponding to sum-frequency generation, Bragg diffraction of 3ω, and a non-resonant Bragg condition involving three ω photons interacting with a nonlinear grating vector. Theoretical modeling is performed using wave vector additions and the results are compared to experimental measurements.

OCIS Codes
(050.7330) Diffraction and gratings : Volume gratings
(190.4720) Nonlinear optics : Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter
(320.2250) Ultrafast optics : Femtosecond phenomena
(160.5335) Materials : Photosensitive materials

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Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: December 16, 2008
Revised Manuscript: February 17, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: February 18, 2009
Published: February 23, 2009

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Leo A. Siiman, Julien Lumeau, Lionel Canioni, and Leonid B. Glebov, "Non-collinear generation of third harmonic of IR ultrashort laser pulses by PTR glass volume Bragg gratings," Opt. Express 17, 3564-3573 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-5-3564

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V. I. Smirnov, S. Juodkazis, V. Dubikovsky, J. Hales, B. Ya. Zel’dovich, H. Misawa, and L. B. Glebov, "Resonant third harmonic generation by femtosecond laser pulses on Bragg grating in photosensitive silicate glass," Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics CLEO-2002 paper CTuG7 (2002).
S. Juodkazis, E. Gaizauskas, V. Jarutis, J. Reif, S. Matsuo and H. Misawa, "Optical third harmonic generation during femtosecond pulse diffraction in a Bragg grating," J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 39,50 (2006). [CrossRef]
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J. X. Cheng and X. S. Xie, "Green’s function formulation for third-harmonic generation microscopy," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 19, 1604-1610 (2007). [CrossRef]

Bell. Syst. Tech. J.

H. Kogelnik, "Coupled wave theory for thick hologram gratings," Bell. Syst. Tech. J. 48, 2909 (1969).

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

J. X. Cheng and X. S. Xie, "Green’s function formulation for third-harmonic generation microscopy," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 19, 1604-1610 (2007). [CrossRef]

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.

S. Juodkazis, E. Gaizauskas, V. Jarutis, J. Reif, S. Matsuo and H. Misawa, "Optical third harmonic generation during femtosecond pulse diffraction in a Bragg grating," J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 39,50 (2006). [CrossRef]

Opt. Lett.

O. M. Efimov, L.B. Glebov, and V. I. Smirnov, "High-frequency Bragg gratings in a photothermorefractive glass," Opt. Lett. 25, 1693-1695 (2000). [CrossRef]

Proc. SPIE

L. B. Glebov, V. I. Smirnov, C. M. Stickley, and I. V. Ciapurin, "New approach to robust optics for HEL systems," Proc. SPIE 4724, 101-109 (2002). [CrossRef]
I. V. Ciapurin, L. B. Glebov, and V. I. Smirnov, "Modeling of Gaussian beam diffraction on volume Bragg gratings in PTR glass," Proc. SPIE 5742, 183-194 (2005). [CrossRef]

Other

L. B. Glebov, L. N. Glebova, V. I. Smirnov, M. Dubinskii, L. D. Merkle, S. Papernov, and A.W. Schmid, "Laser Damage Resistance of Photo-Thermo-Refractive Glass Bragg Gratings," Proceedings of Solid State and Diode Lasers Technical Review. Albuquerque, Poster-4 (2004).
V. I. Smirnov, S. Juodkazis, V. Dubikovsky, J. Hales, B. Ya. Zel’dovich, H. Misawa, and L. B. Glebov, "Resonant third harmonic generation by femtosecond laser pulses on Bragg grating in photosensitive silicate glass," Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics CLEO-2002 paper CTuG7 (2002).

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