Wavelength insensitive phase-matched second-harmonic generation in partially deuterated KDP

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.9.001118· OSTI ID:7164321

Webb, M S; Eimerl, D; Velsko, S P ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

We have experimentally determined the spectrally noncritical phase-matching behavior of type I frequency doubling in potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) and its dependence on deuteration level in partially deuterated KD*P. Our results are in agreement with predictions based on available refractive index data. The first-order wavelength sensitivity parameter {partial derivative}{Delta}{ital k}/{partial derivative}{lambda} for type I doubling of 1.053-{mu}m light vanishes for a KD*P crystal with a deuteration level of 12{plus minus}2%. Calculations of this effect in other KDP analogs are presented, and the possibility of finding materials that have spectrally noncritical behavior for other phase-matched processes is discussed.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7164321
• Journal Information: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics; (United States) Vol. 9:7; ISSN JOBPD; ISSN 0740-3224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
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DEUTERATION
HYDRIDES
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INFRARED SPECTRA
NONLINEAR OPTICS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OPTICS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
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POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM HYDRIDES
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATES
SPECTRA
WAVELENGTHS