• DocumentCode
    2898247
  • Title

    LiGaTe2 a new highly nonlinear chalcopyrite optical crystal for the mid-IR

  • Author

    Petrov, V. ; Noack, F. ; Isaenko, L. ; Yelisseyev, A. ; Krinitsin, P. ; Vedenyapin, V. ; Zondy, J.-J.

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Ultrafast Spectrosc., Berlin, Germany
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    310
  • Abstract
    The growth of single crystals of LiGaTe2 (LOT), a new noncentrosymmetric mid-IR crystal with chalcopyrite structure. For broadband frequency conversion applications it is very interesting that the band gap of LOT (2.3 eV) is much larger than the bandgap of the isostructural AgGaTe2 (1.316 eV). Here we report on the linear (birefringence) and nonlinear optical properties of LGT and demonstrate phase- matched second harmonic generation (SHG).
  • Keywords
    birefringence; crystal growth; gallium compounds; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; 1.316 eV; 2.3 eV; AgGaTe2; LiGaTe2; birefringence; broadband frequency conversion application; chalcopyrite structure; crystal growth; isostructural AgGaTe2; noncentrosymmetric mid-IR crystal; nonlinear optical properties; phase-matched second harmonic generation; Frequency conversion; Fresnel reflection; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8974-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568093
  • Filename
    1568093