Nonlinear properties of Nb- and Ta-doped KTP crystals for noncritically phase-matched frequency doubling

Author

Pasiskevicius, V. ; Karlsson, H. ; Cheng, L.K. ; Tellefsen, J.A. ; Laurell, F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. II, R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

271

Abstract

Summary form only given. KTiOPO/sub 4/ (KTP) nonlinear optical crystals such as those doped by Nb and Ta offer high optical damage threshold and broad temperature bandwidth, properties indispensable for reliable operation of high-power and intracavity optical frequency converters. Noncritical phase matching (NCPM) is highly desirable for intracavity frequency doubling applications as it eliminates the angular walk-off problem.

Keywords

niobium; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical resonators; potassium compounds; reliability; tantalum; KTP:Nb; KTP:Ta; KTiOPO/sub 4/:Nb; KTiOPO/sub 4/:Ta; KTiOPO4:Nb; KTiOPO4:Ta; Nb-doped KTP crystals; Ta-doped KTP crystals; angular walk-off problem; broad temperature bandwidth; high optical damage threshold; high-power optical frequency converters; intracavity frequency doubling; noncritically phase-matched frequency doubling; nonlinear properties; reliable operation; Bandwidth; Birefringence; Crystals; Doping; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Temperature; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.676154

Filename

676154