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Abstract
We report efficient generation of ultrashort laser pulses in the deep ultraviolet (DUV) from a quasi-phase-matched (QPM) optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on a periodically poled KTP (PPKTP) crystal. Up-conversion through frequency-doubling of the signal pulses (2ωS) and sum-frequency generation between the pump and signal pulses (ωP + ωS) produces femtosecond pulses in the green and in the blue, respectively. A third-order QPM is responsible for the green-pulse generation and a fifth-order QPM for the blue. The cavity mirrors have two high-reflection bands, which support the oscillation of the OPO signal (ωS) in the near infrared and the sum-frequency generation of ωP + ωS in the blue, respectively. The interaction between the blue and green pulses enables further cascading by a sum-frequency generation process, producing the DUV pulses. Cavity-length detuning facilitates the large tuning range of the DUV generation.
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