Publications Details
Group-velocity-matched three-wave mixing in birefringent crystals
It is shown that the combination of pulse-front slant, k-vector tilt, and crystal birefringence often permits exact matching of both phase and group velocities for three-wave mixing in birefringent crystals. This exact match makes possible more-efficient mixing of short light pulses, and it permits efficient mixing of chirped or broadband light. I analyze this process and present examples. © 2001 Optical Society of America.