Induced spectral broadening about a second harmonic generated by an intense primary ultrashort laser pulse in ZnSe crystals

R. R. Alfano; Q. Z. Wang; T. Jimbo; P. P. Ho; R. N. Bhargava; B. J. Fitzpatrick

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.35.459

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Induced spectral broadening about a second harmonic generated by an intense primary ultrashort laser pulse in ZnSe crystals

R. R. Alfano, Q. Z. Wang, T. Jimbo, P. P. Ho, R. N. Bhargava, and B. J. Fitzpatrick

Phys. Rev. A 35, 459(R) – Published 1 January 1987

Abstract

The induced spectral broadening about a weak non-phase-matched 530-nm second-harmonic pulse is observed by propagating an intense primary 1060-nm picosecond laser pulse through ZnSe crystals. This broadening is attributed to the induced phase modulation of excitation states.

Received 13 May 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.35.459

Authors & Affiliations

R. R. Alfano, Q. Z. Wang, T. Jimbo, and P. P. Ho

Institute for Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Physics, The City College of New York, New York, New York 10031

R. N. Bhargava and B. J. Fitzpatrick

Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510

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