Self-frequency tripling from two cascaded second-order nonlinearities in GdAl3(BO3)4:Nd3+

Abstract

We combine inside a single noncentrosymmetric laser crystal, GdAl3(BO3)4:Nd3+, a stimulated emission and two second-order nonlinearities in cascade. The first one self-doubles the 1062.8 nm Nd3+ laser emission corresponding to the F3/24→I11/24 channel, despite the fact that it is not phase-matched. The second one can be phase-matched or not and mixes the laser wave and its second harmonic (SH) in order to produce the third harmonic (TH) at 354.3 nm.