Title : 
Frequency-agile materials for visible and near IR frequency conversion
         
        
            Author : 
Cheng, L.K. ; Cheng, L.T. ; Bierlein, J.D. ; Harlow, R.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Central Sci. & Eng., DuPont Co. Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We report the possible use of solid-solutions of KTP isomorphs such as KTiOAsO4 (KTA), CsTiOAsO4 (CTA) and K1-xTi1-xNbxOPO4 (Nb:KTP) for frequency conversion applications. These materials promise exceptional design flexibility and frequency agility as their phase matching properties can be compositionally tuned for optimal device performance
         
        
            Keywords : 
birefringence; optical frequency conversion; potassium compounds; titanium compounds; CsTiOAsO4; KTP; KTP isomorphs; KTP:Nb; KTiOAsO4; KTiOPO4; KTiOPO4:Nb; birefringence; compositional tuning; frequency conversion; near IR region; nonlinear optical crystals; phase matching; solid-solutions; visible region; Birefringence; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Tuning;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 1994. NLO '94 IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Waikoloa, HI
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-1473-5
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/NLO.1994.470749