A study of the optical and thermal properties of nonlinear mercury thiogallate crystals

Journal Article · Mon May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2004 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2004V034N05ABEH002702· OSTI ID:21470533

Badikov, Valerii V ^[1]; Kuzmin, Nikolai V; Laptev, Vladimir B; Malinovsky, Aleksandr L; Ryabov, Evgenii A ^[2]; Mitin, Konstantin V; Nazarov, Gennadii S; Seryogin, A M; Schebetova, Nadezhda I ^[3]

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1. Kuban State University, Krasnodar (Russian Federation)
2. Institute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow region (Russian Federation)
3. 'Astrofizika' Research and Production Association (Russian Federation)

The technology of growing mercury thiogallate crystals (HgGa{sub 2}S{sub 4}) is improved and high-quality bulk samples are produced. The basic optical and thermal properties of these crystals are studied. The transmission spectra of mercury thiogallate are measured and its nonlinear characteristics such as the quadratic susceptibility, tuning curves, and the optical-damage resistance are also determined. The specific heat and thermal conductivity of HgGa{sub 2}S{sub 4} are measured. It is concluded that the combined properties of HgGa{sub 2}S{sub 4} crystals can provide for them a leading position among the materials used in nonlinear-optical devices for mid-IR-frequency conversion. (nonlinear optical phenomena)

• OSTI ID: 21470533
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 34, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2004v034n05ABEH002702; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CONVERSION
CRYSTALS
DAMAGE
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
SPECIFIC HEAT
SPECTRA
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSMISSION
TUNING
EQUIPMENT
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES