• DocumentCode
    733651
  • Title

    Laser induced damage thresholds of KTiOPO4 and Rb:KTiOPO4 at 1 μm and 2 μm

  • Author

    Coetzee, R.S. ; Thilmann, N. ; Zukauskas, A. ; Canalias, C. ; Pasiskevicius, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Optimum design of high-energy parametric down-conversion schemes mandate investigation of nanosecond laser-induced damage threshold in KTiOPO4 and Rb:KTiOPO4 at 1.064 μm and 2 μm. A surface damage threshold of 10 J/cm2 at 2 μm was determined for both materials.
  • Keywords
    laser beam effects; optical materials; optical parametric devices; potassium compounds; rubidium; KTiOPO4; KTiOPO4:Rb; high-energy parametric down-conversion schemes; laser induced damage thresholds; nanosecond laser-induced damage threshold; optical materials; surface damage threshold; wavelength 1.064 mum; wavelength 2 mum; Adaptive optics; Crystals; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184092