Phase-matched pure chi((3)) third-harmonic generation in noncentrosymmetric BiB3O6.
Third-harmonic generation (THG) has been investigated in the monoclinic BiB(3)O(6). The symmetry and birefringence analysis revealed that there are phase-matching conditions for the direct third-order nonlinear process, where the cascading second-order processes are precluded by the zero effective nonlinearity. The first phase-matched pure chi((3)) THG in a noncentrosymmetric crystal is presented together with the improved Sellmeier and thermo-optic dispersion formulas.
Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, 758-65 Bibi, Chitose, Hokkaido, 066-8655 Japan. nlocrystal@gmail.com
Kentaro
K
Miyata
Nobuhiro
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Umemura
Kiyoshi
K
Kato