High power CO2-laser radiation conversion with AgGaSe2 and AgGa1-xInxSe2 crystals

Authors
Apollonov, VV Lebedev, SP Komandin, GA Shakir, YA Badikov, VV Andreev, YM Gribenyukov, AI
Citation
Vv. Apollonov et al., High power CO2-laser radiation conversion with AgGaSe2 and AgGa1-xInxSe2 crystals, LASER PHYS, 9(6), 1999, pp. 1236-1239
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
LASER PHYSICS
ISSN journal
1054660X → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1236 - 1239
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-660X(199911/12)9:6<1236:HPCRCW>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
In the 7.7-39.6 cm(-1) range, we investigated for the first time refraction and absorption spectra of AgGaSe2 and AgGa1-xInxSe2 crystals which allowed us to compute a phase matching characteristic and efficiency values of dif ference frequency generation with total laser intensity from 60 MW/cm(2) up to 15 GW/cm(2) The maximum efficiency values were close to 1 x 10(-3). A p owerful half-cycle pulse generation is proposed with the investigated cryst als.