Influence of small-scale self-focusing on second harmonic generation in an intense laser field

Linearised equations for the amplitudes of harmonic perturbations of strong waves in quadratic and cubic nonlinear media are obtained within the model of plane monochromatic waves. The dependences of the gains of noise components of the first and second harmonic waves upon frequency doubling on the B integral are found. The maximally admissible noise level in the fundamental radiation beam is calculated by the example of a 0.5-mm-long KDP crystal at the peak intensity of 4.5 TW cm-2.

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