Second harmonic generation of laser beams in transverse mode locking states

Zilong Zhang; Yuan Gao; Xiangjia Li; Xin Wang; Suyi Zhao; Qiang Liu; Changming Zhao

doi:10.1117/1.AP.4.2.026002

Advanced Photonics, Volume. 4, Issue 2, 026002(2022)

Second harmonic generation of laser beams in transverse mode locking states Article Video

Zilong Zhang^1,2,3、*, Yuan Gao^1,2,3, Xiangjia Li⁴, Xin Wang^1,2,3, Suyi Zhao^1,2,3, Qiang Liu^5,6, and Changming Zhao^1,2,3

Author Affiliations

¹Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing, China

²Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Imaging Technology and System, Beijing, China

³Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Photonics Information Technology, Beijing, China

⁴Arizona State University, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Tempe, Arizona, United States

⁵Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology (Tsinghua University), Beijing, China

⁶Tsinghua University, Department of Precision Instrument, State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Beijing, China

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Jul. 5, 2021

Accepted: Feb. 17, 2022

Posted: Feb. 18, 2022

Published Online: Mar. 16, 2022

The Author Email: Zhang Zilong (zlzhang@bit.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.AP.4.2.026002

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