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  • Crystal-configuration considerations for higher-sensitivity picosecond-pulse SHG FROG
    Šušnjar, Peter ...
    We experimentally compare a thick BIBO crystal, a walk-off compensating configuration of thin BBO crystals, and a thin PPLN crystal for the use as a nonlinear medium in SHG FROG, aiming for increased ... sensitivity required for complete pulse characterization of low-energy (below pJ) pulses a few picoseconds long at wavelengths near 1030 nm. We investigate the dependence of the spectral bandwidth of the frequency-doubled input ultrashort pulse and the conversion efficiency on focal-spot size in the nonlinear crystal. Both numerical and experimental results confirm an increase of the bandwidth with tighter focusing in a thick BIBO and a more-than-threefold increase of conversion efficiency compared to a thin BIBO crystal. A PPLN crystal is found to be the most efficient among the three, but very thin (< 0.3 mm) crystals would be required to extend the measurement capabilities of SHG FROG to sub-ps pulses. A SHG FROG using a PPLN crystal for characterization of picosecond pulse is demonstrated with a sensitivity of 2x10[sup]-3 (mW)[sup]2 .
    Source: IEEE journal of quantum electronics. - ISSN 0018-9197 (Vol. 56, no. 2, 2020, str. 1-8)
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2020
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 17035547