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Modeling and Optimization of Cascaded Four-Wave Mixing toward the VUV in Xenon-Filled Negative-Curvature Fibers

Jose Otavio Rosa, Frédéric Gérôme, Fetah Benabid, Jonas H. Osório, Jonathas de Paula Siqueira

physics.opticsarXiv:2609.00223

Abstract

In this work, we thoroughly characterize third- and fourth-harmonic generation through cascaded four-wave mixing in a xenon-filled negative-curvature hollow-core fiber operated under a pressure gradient. The experimental results are supported by both a semi-analytical model and numerical simulations, which accurately reproduce the pressure dependence of the harmonic conversion. We identify the optimum pressure conditions for third and fourth-harmonic generation and experimentally observe the cascaded four-wave-mixing process extending into the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV), up to the sixth harmonic at 172 nm, with the accessible spectral range limited by the available VUV filter.

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