Title :
Corrections to the Sellmeier coefficients of stoichiometric lithium tantalate for wavelengths near the mid-infrared absorption edge
Author :
Kolev, V. ; Duering, M. ; Luther-Davies, B.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
This paper reports on the corrections to the Sellmeier coefficients of stoichiometric lithium tantalate in the mid-infrared range. This allows more accurate calculation of the quasi-phase-matching (QPM) poling period for any particular QPM interaction.
Keywords :
ferroelectric materials; infrared spectra; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; stoichiometry; LiTaO3; QPM interaction; QPM poling period; Sellmeier coefficient corrections; Sellmeier coefficients; midinfrared absorption edge; nonlinear frequency conversion; optical parametric processes; periodically poled ferroelectric crystals; quasiphase-matching; second harmonic generation; stoichiometric lithium tantalate; Absorption; Equations; Frequency conversion; Lithium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547872
