Frequency conversion through parametric interaction and cascaded processes in a NPP crystal

Author

Banfi, G.P. ; Datta, P.K. ; Degiorgio, V. ; Fortusini, D. ; Shepherd, E.E.A. ; Sherwood, J.N.

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Elettronica, Pavia Univ., Italy

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only. We made use of the large second-order nonlinear optical susceptibility in the near infrared of organic crystal N-(4-nitrophenyl)-L-prolinol (hereafter called NPP) to obtain various types of frequency conversion efficiently and with modest pump intensity. NPP, developed by Zyss and coworkers through a molecular engineering approach, recently benefited of a new growth procedure capable to produce crystals of larger size and of improved optical quality.

Keywords

nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical pumping; organic compounds; N-(4-nitrophenyl)-L-prolinol; NPP crystal; cascaded processes; frequency conversion efficiency; large second-order nonlinear optical susceptibility; modest pump intensity; molecular engineering approach; optical frequency conversion; optical quality; organic crystal; parametric interaction; Frequency conversion; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical losses; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse measurements; Signal generators; Tuning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910015

Filename

910015