59%-efficient cw-modelocked second harmonic generation of blue light in backswitch-poled lithium niobate

Author

Batchko, R.G. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Byer, R.L. ; Shur, V.Y. ; Capinski, W.S.

Author_Institution

Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

28-28 May 1999

Firstpage

353

Abstract

Summary form only given. We demonstrate cw modelocked second harmonic generation of blue light in 0.5-mm-thick backswitched periodically-poled LiNbO/sub 3/ (PPLN). We backswitch-poled 4-/spl mu/m-period gratings in 76-mm-diameter 0.5-mm-thick congruent z-cut LiNbO/sub 3/ wafer substrates. PPLN samples, ranging in length from 0.5 to 50 mm, were obtained from these wafers. Using a cw-modelocked Ti:sapphire pump laser, uncoated PPLN samples were characterized for single-pass SHG efficiency. Conversion efficiencies of 43% and 59% were achieved from the 0.5-mm and 12-mm length samples, respectively.

Keywords

ferroelectric materials; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; 0.5 to 50 mm; 4 mum; 43 percent; 463 nm; 59 percent; LiNbO/sub 3/; PPLN samples; backswitch poling; backswitched periodically-poled LiNbO/sub 3/; blue light; congruent z-cut LiNbO/sub 3/ wafer substrates; conversion efficiencies; cw modelocked second harmonic generation; cw-modelocked Ti:sapphire pump laser; single-pass SHG efficiency; Ferroelectric materials; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Lithium niobate; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-595-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1999.834294

Filename

834294