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Numerically simulated SFG efficiency from Eqs. (1) versus the coupling Ω ˜ and the phase mismatch Δ k . Frames (a) and (b) are for a single crystal ( N = 1 ) , while frames (c) and (d) are for a composite crystal of N = 4 domains and frames (e) and (f) are for a composite crystal of N = 6 domains, with the thicknesses listed in Table 1. The left columns (a), (c), and (e) are for the undepleted-pump regime ( | A 1 ( z i ) | = 10 | A 2 ( z i ) | ) , while the right columns (b), (d), and (f) are for the depleted-pump regime ( | A 1 ( z i ) | = | A 2 ( z i ) | ) . The inner curves mark the 90% efficiency level, and the outer curves are for the 50% level. The reciprocal of the total crystal length L is used as a unit for Ω ˜ and Δ k .

Numerically simulated SFG efficiency from Eqs. (1) versus the coupling Ω ˜ and the phase mismatch Δ k . Frames (a) and (b) are for a single crystal ( N = 1 ) , while frames (c) and (d) are for a composite crystal of N = 4 domains and frames (e) and (f) are for a composite crystal of N = 6 domains, with the thicknesses listed in Table 1. The left columns (a), (c), and (e) are for the undepleted-pump regime ( | A 1 ( z i ) | = 10 | A 2 ( z i ) | ) , while the right columns (b), (d), and (f) are for the depleted-pump regime ( | A 1 ( z i ) | = | A 2 ( z i ) | ) . The inner curves mark the 90% efficiency level, and the outer curves are for the 50% level. The reciprocal of the total crystal length L is used as a unit for Ω ˜ and Δ k .

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We propose an efficient, robust, and broadband nonlinear optical frequency conversion technique, which uses segmented crystals constructed in analogy with the composite pulses in nuclear magnetic resonance and quantum optics. The composite crystals are made of several macroscopic segments of nonlinear susceptibilities of opposite signs and specific...

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