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Generation of deep ultraviolet radiation at 210 nm by Type-I third harmonic generation is achieved in a pair of BBO crystals with conversion efficiency as high as 36%. The fundamental source is the dye laser radiation pumped by the second harmonic of a Q-switched Nd: YAG laser. A walk-off compensated configuration with the BBO crystal pair has enabled us to realize such a high conversion efficiency in the interaction.
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Bhar, G.C., Kumbhakar, P., Chatterjee, U. et al. Highly efficient deep ultraviolet generation by sum-frequency mixing in a BBO crystal pair. Pramana - J Phys 59, 69–74 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-002-0033-4
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