NONLINEAR SUSCEPTIBILITY AND DAMAGE THRESHOLDS OF ORGANIC MBA-NP CRYSTALS

Authors
NITTI S TAN HM BANFI G DEGIORGIO V BAILEY RT CRUICKSHANK F PUGH D SHEPHERD EA SHERWOOD JN SIMPSON GS
Citation
S. Nitti et al., NONLINEAR SUSCEPTIBILITY AND DAMAGE THRESHOLDS OF ORGANIC MBA-NP CRYSTALS, Journal of physics. D, Applied physics, 26(8B), 1993, pp. 225-229
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of physics. D, Applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223727
Volume
26
Issue
8B
Year of publication
1993
Pages
225 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3727(1993)26:8B<225:NSADTO>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The nonlinear optical behaviour of the organic crystal MBA-NP has been investigated at 1064 and 532 nm, with both nanosecond and picosecond pulses. The second-order effective susceptibility for second harmonic generation, and the damage thresholds compare favourably with those of most inorganic crystals. Two-photon absorption is rather small, while stimulated Raman scattering, which can be excited only with the 532 n m radiation, is strongly dependent on the orientation of the sample.