Influence of self-focusing of ultrashort laser pulses on optical third-harmonic generation at interfaces

Opt Lett. 2013 Dec 1;38(23):5165-8. doi: 10.1364/OL.38.005165.

Abstract

We report on the third-harmonic generation of femtosecond laser pulses at interfaces. We measured slabs of different types of optical glasses and demonstrated that the asymmetric intensity profile observed for a tightly focused beam can be explained by self-focusing effects.