Title :
Periodically poled nonlinear materials and applications
Author :
Hart, Darlene L. ; Goldberg, Lew ; McElhanon, R.W. ; Burns, William K.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
In summary, quasi phased matched (QPM) periodically poled LiNbO 3 has been shown to offer wide versatility in generating new nonlinear sources from near UV to the mid-IR by sum frequency generation
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; infrared sources; light sources; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical pumping; LiNbO3; light sources; mid-IR sources; near UV generation; nonlinear sources; periodically poled nonlinear materials; quasi phased matched; sum frequency generation; Ferroelectric materials; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Power generation; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.630507