Comment on "Generation of 10^11 contrast 50 TW laser pulses"

O. Albert; Aurélie Jullien; Jean Etchepare; Stoyan Kourtev; Nikolay Minkovski; Solomon M. Saltiel

Comment on "Generation of 10^11 contrast 50 TW laser pulses"

O. Albert ¹ Aurélie Jullien ¹ Jean Etchepare ¹ Stoyan Kourtev ² Nikolay Minkovski ² Solomon M. Saltiel ²

Abstract : We argue for a different physical interpretation of the results given in the recent Letter by Chvykov et al. [Opt. Lett.31, 1456 (2006)] in which a double nonlinear crystal scheme for cross-polarized wave generation is analyzed. We discuss the most important factors that explain the origin of the two-crystal scheme's increased efficiency, namely, the Kerr lensing effect and a Gouy phase shift. The position and orientation of the second crystal relative to the first one are unambiguously defined; related effects are illustrated by already published works on the subject.

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Physics [physics] / Physics [physics] / Optics [physics.optics]

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