title: Nonlinear optical properties ofBaAlBO3F2 crystal.
abstract: We investigated the nonlinear optical properties of new BaAlBO(3)F(2)(BABF) crystal. The high quality BABF is nonhygroscopic and possesses a moderate birefringence suitable for UV light generation. On the basis of its refractive index dispersion curves, it is inferred that BABF has great potential applications nonlinear optical material, notably for UV light generation at 355 nm. In order to characterize its nonlinear optical properties, BABF samples were cut an oriented in phase matching conditions The optical conversion efficiency from 1064 nm to 532 nm was investigated for the first time: up to 49.0% were achieved. The external angular acceptance bandwidth of SHG and THG for 1064 nm pump light was measured.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 603, Beijing 100190, China. yong_zhou@yeah.net
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yinchao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Jianuo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiankun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Dafu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Qinjun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Zhanggui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zuyan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003460:Crystallization; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity