Efficient broadband second-harmonic generation by dispersive achromatic nonlinear conversion using only prisms

Using a lossless dispersive apparatus consisting of six prisms, optimized to match a second-harmonic crystal phase-matching angle vs. wavelength to second order, we efficiently doubled tunable fundamental light near 660 nm over a range of 80 nm using a 4-mm-long type-I {beta}-Barium Borate (BBO) crystal. Another lossless set of six prisms after the crystal realigned the propagation directions of the various second-harmonic frequencies to be collinear to within 1/4 spot diameter in position and 200 {mu}rad in angle. The measured conversion efficiency of a 40-mJ, 5-ns fundamental pulse was 10%