Title :
Periodically poled BaMgF4 for ultraviolet frequency generation
Author :
Buchter, S.C. ; Fan, T.Y. ; Liberman, V. ; Zayhowski, J.J. ; Rothschild, M. ; Mason, E.J. ; Cassanho, A. ; Jenssen, H.P. ; Burnett, J.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Here, we report on ferroelectric domain inversion in BaMgF4 (BMF). This material has transparency to <140 nm, is resistant to solarization, and can be used for quasi-phase-matched interactions, which eliminates Poynting vector walk-off. We grow BMF by the Czochralski technique in an argon atmosphere, report optical damage testing results and visualize ferroelectric domains using an environmental scanning electron microscope.
Keywords :
barium compounds; crystal growth from melt; electric domains; ferroelectric materials; optical materials; optical phase matching; scanning electron microscopy; transparency; ultraviolet sources; 140 to 200 nm; BaMgF4; Czochralski technique; Poynting vector walk-off; UV transparency; environmental scanning electron microscope; ferroelectric domain inversion; optical damage testing; periodically poled BaMgF4; quasiphase-matched interactions; solarization resistance; ultraviolet frequency generation; Atmosphere; Birefringence; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Scanning electron microscopy; Tensile stress; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133953
