Title :
Broadband frequency doubling an unpoled SBN crystals in the thermal focusing regime
Author :
Fischer, Robert ; Saltiel, Solomon M. ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre & Laser Phys. Centre, Canberra
Abstract :
We study experimentally broadband noncollinear second-harmonic generation in unpoled Strontium Barium Niobate crystals. We show the effects of thermal self-focusing on the parametric conversion, including spatial localization of the second-harmonic, increased efficiency, and spectral broadening.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical self-focusing; spectral line broadening; strontium compounds; SrBaNbO3; broadband frequency doubling; noncollinear generation; parametric conversion; second-harmonic generation; spatial localization; spectral broadening; thermal self-focusing; unpoled SBN crystals; unpoled strontium barium niobate crystals; Barium; Crystals; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical harmonic generation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Physics; Strontium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452474