Title :
New nonlinear oxoborate crystal, characterized by using femtosecond broadband pulses
Author :
Aka, G. ; Bloch, L. ; Benitez, Jose Manuel ; Crochet, P. ; Kahn-Harari, A. ; Salin, F. ; Coquelin, P. ; Collier, D.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Superieure de Chimie, Paris, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In summary we introduce a new family of borate crystals, which can be grown by the Czochralski method. The first element of this family was characterized for femtosecond nonlinear optical effects and compared favorably with existing crystals such as BBO.
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; Czochralski method; borate crystals; femtosecond broadband pulses; femtosecond nonlinear optical effects; nonlinear oxoborate crystal; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Mechanical factors; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Pulsed laser deposition; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
