Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 39, Issue 12, 1202009(2012)
FM-to-AM Effect in the Frequency Conversion of Broadband Nd∶Glass Laser
Based on the time-dependent nonlinear coupled wave equations, the amplitude modulation (AM) effect of third-harmonic pulse in the frequency conversion device of broadband Ndglass is studied numerically. To suppress this AM effect of output third-harmonic generation pulse, an added narrowband Ndglass laser pulse is mixed with the broadband laser pulse in the sum-frequency process of tripling configuration. Numerical results show that the limited phase-matching bandband due to the group-velocity-mismatch effects are substantially alleviated with the assist of a narrowband pulse. As a result, for a required third-harmonic wave with 1 THz bandwidth, the defined relative modulation of pulse intensity is as large as 180% in the conventional baseline design, while it will be reduced to only 20% by using the proposed scheme.
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Chen Ying, Wang Lulu, Liu Guangcan, Xia Xu, Fu Xiquan. FM-to-AM Effect in the Frequency Conversion of Broadband Nd∶Glass Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2012, 39(12): 1202009
Category: Laser physics
Received: Aug. 1, 2012
Accepted: --
Published Online: Nov. 22, 2012
The Author Email: Ying Chen (yingchen@hnu.edu.cn)