Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 21, 2108001(2021)

Numerical Simulation on Third-Harmonic Generation of Super-Luminescent Light by Mixing Broadband and Narrowband Lasers

Xu Zhang1,2, Lailin Ji2, Dong Liu2, Yanqi Gao2, Zhan Sui2, Xiaohui Zhao2、**, and Xia Xiang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma, China Academy of Engineering Physics,Shanghai 201800, China
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    Xu Zhang, Lailin Ji, Dong Liu, Yanqi Gao, Zhan Sui, Xiaohui Zhao, Xia Xiang. Numerical Simulation on Third-Harmonic Generation of Super-Luminescent Light by Mixing Broadband and Narrowband Lasers[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(21): 2108001

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    Paper Information

    Category: nonlinear optics

    Received: Mar. 24, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 21, 2021

    Published Online: Oct. 18, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhao Xiaohui (xhzhao_silp@163.com), Xiang Xia (xiaxiang@uestc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202148.2108001

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