title: Multicrystal designs for efficient third-harmonic generation.
abstract: Efficient frequency tripling of high-fluence, narrow-band laser pulses is routinely accomplished with a doubling crystal and a sum-frequency mixer. The addition of a second mixer can dramatically improve conversion efficiencies for the large bandwidths of interest for inertial confinement fusion. Designs that involve two doublers similarly offer a higher dynamic range of conversion efficiency versus intensity than the usual two-crystal design.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eimerl
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Auerbach
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Milam
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Milonni