ISBN: 3-540-65394-5
TITLE: Handbook of Nonlinear Optical Crystals
AUTHOR: Dmitriev, Valentin G.; Gurzadyan, Gagik G.; Nikogosyan, David N.
TOC:

1 Introduction 1
2 Optics of Nonlinear Crystals 3
2.1 Three- and Four-Wave (Three- and Four-Frequency) Interactions in Nonlinear Media 3
2.2 Phase-Matching Conditions 5
2.3 Optics of Uniaxial Crystals 6
2.4 Types of Phase Matching in Uniaxial Crystals 10
2.5 Calculation of Phase-Matching Angles in Uniaxial Crystals 13
2.6 Reflection and Refraction of Light Waves at the Surfaces of Uniaxial Crystals 14
2.7 Optics of Biaxial Crystals 16
2.8 Types of Phase Matching in Biaxial Crystals 18
2.9 Calculation of Phase-Matching Angles in Biaxial Crystals 19
2.10 Crystal Symmetry and Effective Nonlinearity: Uniaxial Crystals 23
2.11 Crystal Symmetry and Effective Nonlinearity: Biaxial Crystals 25
2.12 Theory of Nonlinear Frequency-Conversion Efficiency 32
2.13 Wave Mismatch and Phase-Matching Bandwidth 40
2.14 Calculation of Nonlinear Frequency-Conversion Efficiency in Some Special Cases 48
2.14.1 Plane-Wave Fixed-Field Approximation 49
2.14.2 Fundamental Wave Depletion ("Nonlinear Regime") 52
2.14.3 SHG of a Divergent Fundamental Radiation Beam in the Fixed-Field Approximation 54
2.14.4 SHG of a Divergent Fundamental Radiation Beam in the Nonlinear Regime 55
2.14.5 Fixed-Intensity Approximation 57
2.14.6 Frequency Conversion of Ultrashort Laser Pulses 59
2.14.7 Frequency Conversion of Laser Beams with Limited Aperture in the Stationary Regime 61
2.14.8 Linear Absorption 65
2.15 Additional Comments 65
3 Properties of Nonlinear Optical Crystals 67
3.1 Basic Nonlinear Optical Crystals 68
3.1.1 LiB_3O_5, Lithium Triborate (LBO) 68
3.1.2 KH_2PO_4, Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate (KDP) 78
3.1.3 KD_2PO_4, Deuterated Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate (DKDP) 85
3.1.4 NH_4H_2PO_4, Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate (ADP) 90
3.1.5 beta-BaB_2O_4, Beta-Barium Borate (BBO) 96
3.1.6 LiIO_3, Lithium Iodate 103
3.1.7 KTiOPO_4, Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTP) 107
3.1.8 LiNbO_3, Lithium Niobate 119
3.1.9 KnbO_3, Potassium Niobate 126
3.1.10 AgGaS_2, Silver Thiogallate 132
3.1.11 ZnGeP_2, Zinc Germanium Phosphide 136
3.2 Frequently Used Nonlinear Optical Crystals 142
3.2.1 KB_5O_804H_2O, Potassium Pentaborate Tetrahydrate (KB5) 142
3.2.2 CO(NH_2)_2, Urea 146
3.2.3 CsH_2AsO_4, Cesium Dihydrogen Arsenate (CDA) 149
3.2.4 CsD_2AsO_4, Deuterated Cesium Dihydrogen Arsenate (DCDA) 152
3.2.5 KtiOAsO_4, Potassium Titanyl Arsenate (KTA) 156
3.2.6 MgO : LiNbO-3, Magnesium-Oxide-Doped Lithium Niobate 159
3.2.7 Ag_3AsS_3, Proustite 162
3.2.8 GaSe, Gallium Selenide 166
3.2.9 AgGaSe_2, Silver Gallium Selenide 169
3.2.10 CdSe, Cadmium Selenide 173
3.2.11 CdGeAs_2, Cadmium Germanium Arsenide 176
3.3 Other Inorganic Nonlinear Optical Crystals 179
3.3.1 KB_5O_84D2O, Deuterated Potassium Pentaborate Tetrahydrate (DKB5) 179
3.3.2 CsB_3O_5, Cesium Triborate (CBO) 180
3.3.3 BeSO_44H_2O, Beryllium Sulfate 182
3.3.4 MgBaF_4, Magnesium Barium Fluoride 184
3.3.5 NH_4D_2PO_4, Deuterated Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate (DADP) 186
3.3.6 RbH_2PO_4, Rubidium Dihydrogen Phosphate (RDP) 188
3.3.7 RbD2PO4, Deuterated Rubidium Dihydrogen Phosphate (DRDP) 192
3.3.8 KH_2AsO_4, Potassium Dihydrogen Arsenate (KDA) 192
3.3.9 KD_2AsO_4, Deuterated Potassium Dihydrogen Arsenate (DKDA) 195
3.3.10 NH_4H_2AsO_4, Ammonium Dihydrogen Arsenate (ADA) 196
3.3.11 NH_4D_2AsO_4, Deuterated Ammonium Dihydrogen Arsenate (DADA) 198
3.3.12 RbH_2AsO_4, Rubidium Dihydrogen Arsenate (RDA) 199
3.3.13 RbD_2AsO_4, Deuterated Rubidium Dihydrogen Arsenate (DRDA) 202
3.3.14 LiCOOHH_2O, Lithium Formate Monohydrate (LFM) 204
3.3.15 NaCOOH, Sodium Formate 207
3.3.16 Ba(COOH)_2, Barium Formate 209
3.3.17 Sr(COOH)_2, Strontium Formate 210
3.3.18 Sr(COOH)_22H_2O, Strontium Formate Dihydrate 211
3.3.19 LiGaO_2, Lithium Gallium Oxide 213
3.3.20 alpha-HIO_3, alpha-Iodic Acid 214
3.3.21 K_2La(NO_3)_52H_2O, Potassium Lanthanum Nitrate Dihydrate (KLN) 217
3.3.22 CsTiOAsO_4, Cesium Titanyl Arsenate (CTA) 220
3.3.23 NaNO_2, Sodium Nitrite 221
3.3.24 Ba_2NaNb_5O_{15}, Barium Sodium Niobate ("Banana") 224
3.3.25 K_2Ce(NO_3)_52H_2O, Potassium Cerium Nitrate Dihydrate (KCN) 227
3.3.26 K_3Li_2Nb_5O_{15}, Potassium Lithium Niobate 229
3.3.27 HgGa_2S_4, Mercury Thiogallate 231
3.3.28 HgS, Cinnibar 233
3.3.29 Ag_3SbS_3, Pyrargyrite 235
3.3.30 Se, Selenium 236
3.3.31 Tl_3AsS_3, Thallium Arsenic Selenide (TAS) 238
3.3.32 Te, Tellurium 240
3.4 Other Organic Nonlinear Optical Crystals 243
3.4.1 C_{12}H_{22}O_{11}, Sucrose (Saccharose) 243
3.4.2 L-Arginine Phosphate Monohydrate (LAP) 245
3.4.3 Deuterated L-Arginine Phosphate Monohydrate (DLAP) 247
3.4.4 L-Pyrrolidone-2-carboxylic Acid (L-PCA) 250
3.4.5 CaC_4H_4O_64H_2O, Calcium Tartrate Tetrahydrate (L-CTT) 251
3.4.6 (NH_4)_2C_2O_4H_2O, Ammonium Oxalate (AO) 253
3.4.7 m-Bis(aminomethyl)benzene (BAMB) 254
3.4.8 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde (MHBA) 256
3.4.9 2-Furyl Methacrylic Anhydride (FMA) 258
3.4.10 3-Methyl-4-nitropyridine-1-oxide (POM) 259
3.4.11 Thienylchalcone (T-17) 261
3.4.12 5-Nitrouracil (5NU) 263
3.4.13 2-(N-Prolinol)-5-nitropyridine (PNP) 265
3.4.14 2-Cyclooctylamino-5-nitropyridine (COANP) 266
3.4.15 L-N-(5-Nitro-2-pyridyl)leucinol (NPLO) 268
3.4.16 C_6H_4(NO_2)_2, m-Dinitrobenzene (MDNB) 270
3.4.17 4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)-3-acetamidonitrobenzene (DAN) 272
3.4.18 Methyl-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-aminopropanoate (MAP) 274
3.4.19 m-Nitroaniline (MNA) 276
3.4.20 N-(4-Nitrophenyl)-N-methylaminoacetonitrile (NPAN) 278
3.4.21 N-(4-Nitrophenyl)-L-prolinol (NPP) 280
3.4.22 3-Methyl-4-methoxy-4 -nitrostilbene (MMONS) 281
3.5 Properties of Crystalline Quartz (alpha-SiO_2) 283
3.6 New Developments 286
4 Applications of Nonlinear Crystals 289
4.1 Generation of Neodymium Laser Harmonics 289
4.1.1 Second-Harmonic Generation of Neodymium Laser Radiation in Inorganic Crystals 289
4.1.2 Second-Harmonic Generation of 1,064 m Radiation in Organic Crystals 294
4,1.3 Intracavity SHG 296
4.1.4 Third-Harmonic Generation 298
4.1.5 Fourth-Harmonic Generation 301
4.1.6 Fifth-Harmonic Generation 301
4.1.7 Harmonic Generation of 1,318 m Radiation 304
4.2 Harmonic Generation of High-Power Large-Aperture Neodymium Glass Laser Radiation 306
4.2.1 "Angle-Detuning" Scheme 306
4.2.2 "Polarization-Mismatch" Scheme 306
4.2.3 "Polarization-Bypass" Scheme 308
4.2.4 Comparison of Schemes 308
4.2.5 Experimental Results 308
4.2.6 "Quadrature" Scheme 310
4.3 Harmonic Generation for Other Laser Sources 311
4.3.1 Ruby Laser 311
4.3.2 Ti:sapphire Laser 312
4.3.3 Semiconductor Lasers 312
4.3.4 Dye Lasers 315
4.3.5 Gas Lasers 320
4.3.6 Iodine Laser 321
4.3.7 CO_2 Laser 324
4.3.8 Other Lasers 324
4.3.9 Frequency Conversion of Ferntosecond Pulses 326
4.4 Sum-Frequency Generation 327
4.4.1 Up-Conversion to the UV Region 328
4.4.2 Infrared Up-Conversion 333
4.4.3 Up-Conversion of CO_2 Laser Radiation to the Near IR and Visible Regions 336
4.5 Difference Frequency Generation 339
4.5.1 DFG in the Visible Region 339
4.5.2 DFG in the Mid IR Region 340
4.5.3 DFG in the Far IR Region 344
4.6 Optical Parametric Oscillation 345
4.6.1 OPO in the UV, Visible, and Near IR Spectral Regions 345
4.6.2 OPO in the Mid IR Region 359
4.6.3 Conversion of OPO Radiation to the UV Region 360
4.7 Stimulated Raman Scattering and Picosecond Continuum Generation in Crystals 362
References 367
Appendix: List of Commonly Used Laser Wavelengths 405
Subject Index 407
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