Title :
Optical parametric oscillator based on cadmium germanium arsenide
Author :
Zakel, A. ; Setzler, S.D. ; Shunemann, P.G. ; Pollak, T.M. ; Burky, M. ; Guha, S.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab-Mater. & Manuf. Directorate, Anteon Corp., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We report, for the first time, an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on CdGeAs/sub 2/. The 13 mm long (6 mm X 6 mm cross-section) OPO crystal was cut for type I phase-matching at 33/spl deg/ and was grown using the horizontal gradient freeze technique.
Keywords :
cadmium compounds; crystal growth from solution; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical phase matching; 13 mm; 6 mm; CdGeAs/sub 2/; cadmium germanium arsenide; horizontal gradient freeze growth technique; optical parametric oscillator; type I phase-matching; Cadmium compounds; Frequency conversion; Germanium; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033578
