Published November 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Study on the effect of second harmonic conversion on the pulse width

  • 1. China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang (China). National Key Laboratroy of Laser Fusion

Description

The non-linear 2nd-harmonic conversion effect of the KDP crystal is researched and its effect to measurement accuracy of the laser pulse width. Experimental results show that: in condition of small signal and Gaussian beams, the 1st-harmonic laser pulse width is √2 times of that of the 2nd-harmonic one with type II KDP crystal whose thickness is 1-3 cm; Due to the non-Gaussian beams, the half-width of the 1st-harmonic pulse equals to the quarter width of the 2nd-harmonic pulse. With higher power density and energy conversion efficiency, the rate between the 1st-harmonic pulse width and the 2nd-harmonic one vary seriously

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
High Power Laser and Particle Beams
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
suppl
Journal Page Range
p. 127-130
ISSN
1001-4322