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Deep learning-assisted modeling for χ (2) nonlinear optics

Hirschman, Jack [Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)]·Abedi, Erfan [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)]·Wang, Minyang [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)]·Zhang, Hao [SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)]·Borthakur, Abhimanyu [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)]·Baker, Justin [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)]·Bertozzi, Andrea L. [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)]·Lemons, Randy [SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)]·Carbajo, Sergio [SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)]
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Modeling second-order (χ(2)) nonlinear optical processes remains computationally expensive due to the need to resolve fast field oscillations and simulate wave propagation using methods such as the split-step Fourier method (SSFM). This can become a bottleneck in real-time applications, such as high-repetition-rate laser systems requiring rapid feedback and control. We present a long short-term memory-based surrogate model trained on SSFM simulations generated from a start-to-end model of the photocathode drive laser at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s Linac Coherent Light Source II. The model achieves over 250× speedup while maintaining high fidelity, enabling future real-time optimization and laying the foundation for data-integrated modeling frameworks and digital twins of laser systems.

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Hirschman, Jack [Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)], Abedi, Erfan [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Wang, Minyang [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Zhang, Hao [SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)], Borthakur, Abhimanyu [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Baker, Justin [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Bertozzi, Andrea L. [Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)], Lemons, Randy [SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)], Carbajo, Sergio [SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)]. 2026-05-06. Deep learning-assisted modeling for χ (2) nonlinear optics. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.ap.8.3.036004

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