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Polarization-Dependent Third-order Optical Nonlinearity of BaAlBO3F2 Crystal
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2013
Publication Title
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Abstract
We investigated the third-order optical nonlinearity of a new nonlinear optical crystal BaAlBO3F2 (BABF) using Z-scan technique with a picosecond 532-nm laser. Polarizationdependent nonlinear refractive index γ of the BABF crystal was measured with an a-cut sample and a sample cut along the type I phase-matching angle for third-harmonic-generation of lasers at 1064 nm (THG-cut). Anisotropy was observed with positive γ values in the range of 10−16 cm2/W, indicating selffocusing Kerr effects. The measurements agreed well with the theoretical prediction. The corresponding third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility χ(3) ef f was estimated to be ∼10−14 esu.
Recommended Citation
Li, Fang-Qin, Nan Zong, Yin-Chao Yue, Feng Yang, Qin-Jun Peng, Da-Fu Cui, Jing-Yuan Zhang, Zhang-Gui Hu, Zu-Yan Xu.
2013.
"Polarization-Dependent Third-order Optical Nonlinearity of BaAlBO3F2 Crystal."
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 49 (9).
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