title: Growth and optical properties of a new nonlinear Na(3)La(9)O(3)(BO(3))(8) crystal.
abstract: New nonlinear crystals Na(3)La(9)O(3)(BO(3))(8) (abbreviated as NLBO) with desired morphologies, high quality and weight exceeding 40g have been grown along different directions, such as [001], [110], and [100], by top-seeded solution growth(TSSG) method. The refractive indices were accurately measured over the full transmission range, and the second-order nonlinear optical coefficients were determined by the Maker fringe technique. The optimal phase-matching (PM) conditions and the corresponding effective nonlinear coefficient were calculated for second harmonic generation (SHG) at different wavelengths. In order to confirm the correctness of our calculation, we also performed the SHG experiments under 1064 and 800 nm pumping, respectively. In addition, we directly compared the SHG performance of NLBO with that of LBO under the same experimental conditions with the 1064 nm pumping source. As the results, a conversion efficiency of 58.3% at 532 nm was obtained for NLBO, and whereas only 21.5% was obtained for LBO, indicating that NLBO is a highly attractive nonlinear material for frequency conversion of pulses into the visible and ultraviolet.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Jianxiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guiling
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zuoliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lirong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guochun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Peizhen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Yicheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D008422:Materials Testing; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D055096:Optical Devices; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*