LASER DAMAGE TESTS OF LARGE FLUX-GROWN KTIOPO4 CRYSTALS

Authors
YANKOV P SCHUMOV D NENOV A MONEV A
Citation
P. Yankov et al., LASER DAMAGE TESTS OF LARGE FLUX-GROWN KTIOPO4 CRYSTALS, Optics letters, 18(21), 1993, pp. 1771-1773
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
18
Issue
21
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1771 - 1773
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1993)18:21<1771:LDTOLF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Large high-quality KTP crystals are grown from a high-temperature solu tion (the flux method). The laser damage threshold for these crystals is measured to be 3-3.5 GW/cm(2) for 1.064-mu m light and 2.5-3 GW/cm( 2) for 0.532-mu m light. The damage thresholds and second-harmonic-gen eration conversion efficiency are comparable with and higher than thos e for hydrothermally grown KTP, respectively.