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The third-harmonic generation of picosecond light pulses in a calcite crystal is studied experimentally and theoretically. A passively mode-locked Nd: phosphate glass laser is used in the experiments. The third-order nonlinear susceptibility components and the effective third-order nonlinear susceptibility of type II phase-matched (ooe→e) thirdharmodic generation are determined.
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Penzkofer, A., Ossig, F. & Qiu, P. Picosecond third-harmonic light generation in calcite. Appl. Phys. B 47, 71–81 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00696212
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