Abstract
Second-harmonic generation has been obtained by the use of Laguerre-Gaussian beams in a variety of mode orders. Each mode becomes doubled in frequency and transformed to a higher order. We show this to be a consequence of the phase-matching conditions. The experiment is consistent with the interpretation that the orbital angular momentum of the Laguerre-Gaussian mode is directly proportional to the azimuthal mode index .
- Received 15 July 1996
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.54.R3742
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