• DocumentCode
    376563
  • Title

    Investigation of bulk laser damage threshold and UV absorption on crystallinity in CLBO crystal

  • Author

    Kamimura, Taeko ; Ono, Ryota ; Fukumoto, Satoshi ; Yap, Y.K. ; Yoshimura, Masashi ; Mori, Yojiro ; Sasaki, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    We present the influence of crystallinity on bulk laser damage threshold and absorption of UV light in CLBO. Laser damage resistance of 2.5-fold higher and UV absorption of 30% lower are obtained from crystals with low dislocation density.
  • Keywords
    caesium compounds; dislocation density; dislocation etching; laser beam effects; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; ultraviolet spectra; CsLiB/sub 6/O/sub 10/; NLO crystals; UV absorption; bulk laser damage threshold; chemical etching; crystallinity influence; damage resistance; harmonics generation; low dislocation density crystals; surface damage; wavelength conversion efficiency; Chemical lasers; Crystallization; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Etching; Laser modes; Optical microscopy; Pulse measurements; Silicon compounds; Solid lasers; Surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970885
  • Filename
    970885