ACENTRIC CUBIC NACLO3 - A NEW CRYSTAL FOR RAMAN LASERS

New nonlinear optical properties of an acentric cubic NaClO3 crystal w ere investigated. At room temperature under picosecond excitation effi cient high-order stimulated Raman scattering in the visible and near-I R regions was observed. A total conversion efficiency of the 1-mu m Nd 3+:Y3Al5O12 laser-pump emission to Stokes and anti-Stokes lines of abo ut 70% was estimated. All registered scattered laser components were i dentified. We classify the NaClO3 single crystal as a promising chi((3 )) medium for Raman lasers.