Angular engineering strategy of an additional periodic phase for widely tunable phase-matched deep-ultraviolet second harmonic generation

Abstract

Manipulation of the light phase lies at the heart of the investigation of light-matter interactions, especially for efficient nonlinear optical processes. Here, we originally propose the angular engineering strategy of the additional periodic phase (APP) for realization of tunable phase matching and experimentally demonstrate the widely tunable phase-matched second harmonic generation (SHG) which is expected for dozens of years. With an APP quartz crystal, the phase difference between the fundamental and frequency-doubled light is continuously angularly compensated under this strategy, which results the unprecedented and efficient frequency doubling at wavelengths almost covering the deep-UV spectral range from 221 to 332 nm. What’s more, all the possible phase-matching types are originally realized simultaneously under the angular engineering phase-matching conditions. This work should not only provide a novel and practical nonlinear photonic device for tunable deep-UV radiation but also be helpful for further study of the light-matter interaction process.