Generation of visible and mid-infrared radiation in periodically-poled, nearly-stoichiometric lithium tantalate

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5710, Issue , 2005, Pages 36-43

  Bamford, Douglas J ^a   Cook, David J ^a   Sharpe, Scott J ^a   Van Pelt, Aaron ^a  

^a PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Periodic poling; Quasi phase matching; Stoichiometric lithium tantalate; Visible

Indexed keywords

HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

DIFFERENCE-FREQUENCY GENERATION (DFG); PERIODIC POLING; QUASI-PHASE MATCHING (QPM); STOICHIOMETRIC LITHIUM TANTALATES (SLT);

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 21844432120     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.588824     Document Type: Conference Paper

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