Title :
Second harmonic generation in blue region by 1st-order QPM in quartz
Author :
Yamada, Tsuyoshi ; Kurimura, Sunao ; Hayashi, Ken-ichi ; Kitamura, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Mater. Sci., Tsukuba
Abstract :
We demonstrated the finest twin structure ever reported in crystal quartz with a period of 31.1 mum. Second harmonic blue light of 190 muW was produced by 1st-order QPM with a mode-locked Ti:Sapphire laser at 468.3 nm.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; laser mode locking; optical harmonic generation; photonic crystals; quartz; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; SiO2; blue light; mode locked laser; quasi-phase-matched crystal; second harmonic generation; twin structure; Crystal microstructure; Crystallization; Etching; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Periodic structures; Stress; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, devices; (220.4000) Microstructure fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627683