Title :
Growth of thin plates of DAST and thin films for nonlinear optic applications
Author :
Ruiz, Blanca ; Schneider, Arno ; Manetta, Sabine ; Jazbinsek, Mojca ; Günter, Peter
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Opt. Lab., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Thin plates of highly nonlinear optical organic crystal DAST (4´-dimethylamino-N-methyl-4-stilbazolium tosylate) have been grown and prepared for THz generation experiments and integrated optics. The thickness is in the range of 20 microns to 1mm. DAST is an organic salt with one of the highest nonlinear optical susceptibilities and electro-optical coefficients. DAST crystals are therefore seen as good candidates for many photonic applications such as microring resonators or for THz-devices. The quality of such organic crystal is crucial for any application.
Keywords :
crystal growth; electro-optical effects; integrated optics; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical films; optical materials; optical resonators; organic compounds; submillimetre wave generation; thin films; 4´-dimethylamino-N-methyl-4-stilbazolium tosylate; DAST; electro-optical coefficient; integrated optics; microring resonator; nonlinear optical organic crystal; nonlinear optical susceptibility; photonic application; thin plates growth; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Temperature; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568091
