Title :
Growth of third-harmonic signal in optical glass fibre
Author_Institution :
Frank J. Seiler Res. Lab., US Air Force Acad., CO, USA
Abstract :
Rapid growth with time of the third-harmonic signal in optical glass fibres, illuminated with 10 kW peak power pulses from a Nd:YAG laser, has been observed. Broadband fluorescence from the third-harmonic signal around 420 nm was also detected.
Keywords :
fluorescence; optical fibres; optical glass; optical harmonic generation; 10 kW; 420 nm; laser pulse illumination; nonlinear optics; optical glass fibre; third-harmonic signal;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900071
