Title :
Efficient broadband second harmonic generation in periodically-poled potassium niobate
Author :
Yu, Nan Ei ; Kurimura, Sunao ; Kitamura, Kokoro ; Jeon, Oc-Yeub ; Cha, Myoungsik ; Ashihara, S. ; Ohta, Takayuki ; Shimura, Tsutomu ; Kuroda, Kazuo ; Hirohashi, Junji ; Ro, Jung Hoon
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Mater. Sci., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Efficient broad-band SHG was demonstrated by simultaneous matching of group-velocity and phase-velocity in a 10.5 mm long periodically-poled potassium niobate. The QPM bandwidth was 38 nm, which is broad enough for 100 fs pulse doubling.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; potassium compounds; 10.5 mm; 100 fs; 38 nm; KNbO/sub 3/; QPM bandwidth; broadband second harmonic generation; group-velocity matching; periodically-poled potassium niobate; phase-velocity matching; pulse doubling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
