Conical Raman–Nath nonlinear optical diffraction upon PPLN nonlinear gratings

Yu Zou; Lihong Hong; Jiacheng Li; Jianluo Chen; Zhi-Yuan Li

doi:10.3788/COL202523.071902

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 7, 071902(2025)

Conical Raman–Nath nonlinear optical diffraction upon PPLN nonlinear gratings

Yu Zou¹, Lihong Hong^1,2、*, Jiacheng Li¹, Jianluo Chen¹, and Zhi-Yuan Li¹

Author Affiliations

¹School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China

²State Key Laboratory of Ultra-intense Laser Science and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

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Paper Information

Category: Nonlinear Optics

Received: Feb. 28, 2025

Accepted: Apr. 14, 2025

Published Online: Jun. 18, 2025

The Author Email: Lihong Hong (honglihong@siom.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.071902

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.071902

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