Optical parametric generation in CGA crystal

Author

Vodopyanov, K.L. ; Knippels, G.M.H. ; van der Meer, A.F.G. ; Maffetone, J.P. ; Zwieback, I.

Author_Institution

Informed Diagnostics, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

392

Lastpage

393

Abstract

Summary form only given. CGA (CdGeAs/sub 2/) crystal is known for its highest second-order nonlinearity (236 pm/V) among any crystals in practical use. It transmits between 2.4 and 18 /spl mu/m and is a perfect candidate for nonlinear-optical frequency conversion in the mid-IR, specifically into the second atmospheric window (8-12 /spl mu/m). In this paper, we report the first demonstration of optical parametric generation in CGA, as well as efficient SHG operation.

Keywords

cadmium compounds; infrared sources; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical parametric devices; 18 micron; 2.4 micron; CdGeAs/sub 2/; CdGeAs/sub 2/ crystal; efficient SHG operation; mid-IR; nonlinear-optical frequency conversion; optical parametric generation; second atmospheric window; second-order nonlinearity; Free electron lasers; Indium tin oxide; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-662-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2001.947959

Filename

947959