Optical parametric oscillator on an Hg{sub 1-x}Cd{sub x}Ga{sub 2}S{sub 4} crystal

Journal Article · Fri Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2005V035N09ABEH012956· OSTI ID:21456818

Badikov, Valerii V ^[1]; Don, A K; Mitin, Konstantin V; Seregin, Aleksandr M; Sinaiskii, V V; Schebetova, Nadezhda I ^[2]

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1. High Technologies Laboratory, Kuban State University, Krasnodar (Russian Federation)
2. 'Astrofizika' Research and Production Association (Russian Federation)

Lasing was obtained for the first time in an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) on an Hg{sub 1-x}Cd{sub x}Ga{sub 2}S{sub 4} crystal pumped by a nanosecond Nd:YAG laser. Due to the cadmium concentration gradient along the crystal axis, the OPO could be tuned under noncritical phase-matching conditions by a linear displacement of the crystal. The tuning range was 2.85-3.27 {mu}m, with the maximum slope conversion efficiency equal to 6.6%. (nonlinear optical phenomena)

• OSTI ID: 21456818
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 35, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2005v035n09ABEH012956; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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