Abstract
We demonstrate efficient frequency tripling of 1057-chirped pulses, using adapted chirping and thick KDP crystals. These millijoules broadband pulses at 352 nm have been compressed to 220-fs duration by use of a UV grating-pair compressor. The technique is scalable to kilojoule petatwatt lasers.
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