2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION IN BIAXIAL CRYSTALS FOR A NON-DEPLETED FUNDAMENTAL GAUSSIAN LASER-BEAM

Authors
KERKOC P BAILEY RT CRUICKSHANK FR PUGH D
Citation
P. Kerkoc et al., 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION IN BIAXIAL CRYSTALS FOR A NON-DEPLETED FUNDAMENTAL GAUSSIAN LASER-BEAM, Pure and applied optics, 7(3), 1998, pp. 27-32
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Pure and applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09639659
Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
27 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0963-9659(1998)7:3<27:2GIBCF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The theory necessary for the optimization of second-harmonic (SHG) eff iciency in biaxial crystals is developed and applied to the molecular crystal (-)2-alpha-(methylbenzylamino)-5-nitropyridine (MBANP). It is shown that, for the range of crystal lengths and beam walk-off angles available, the criteria for the selection of the parameters w(0), z(0) and Delta k for optimization of the second-harmonic signal are the sa me in biaxial and uniaxial crystals. The maximal possible SHG figure o f merit, P-2 omega(l)P-omega(2)(0), is found to be 3.7 x 10(-3) W-1 fo r a 50 mm long crystal.