Peculiarities of temperature-dependent Sellmeier equations for periodically poled KTiOPO4 crystal in the near-infrared and visible ranges

H. Zhao; I. T. Lima Jr.; A. Major

doi:10.1117/12.872906

22 September 2010 Peculiarities of temperature-dependent Sellmeier equations for periodically poled KTiOPO₄ crystal in the near-infrared and visible ranges

H. Zhao, I. T. Lima Jr., A. Major

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Proceedings Volume 7750, Photonics North 2010; 77501D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872906
Event: Photonics North 2010, 2010, Niagara Falls, Canada

Abstract

Crystals of periodically poled KTiOPO4 (PPKTP) are considered to be promising candidates for the femtosecond OPOs when compared with conventional periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) crystals that suffer from the large photorefractive effect, thermal damage and high coercive field. In order to design the poling period of PPKTP crystal and to predict the desired wavelength tuning range with required spectral characteristics an accurate calculation using the wavelength- and temperature-dependent Sellmeier equations should be carried out. Although the Sellmeier equations for PPKTP have been published and revised several times, there are still some discrepancies between the measured and the theoretical results. It was reported that a temperature shift of approximately 25 °C has to be introduced in that equation in order to match the experimental results in the near-infrared range. In our work this effect is studied in detail in both the nearinfrared and visible ranges in order to provide an accurate reference for the design of PPKTP crystals for various nonlinear frequency conversion applications.

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H. Zhao, I. T. Lima Jr., and A. Major "Peculiarities of temperature-dependent Sellmeier equations for periodically poled KTiOPO₄ crystal in the near-infrared and visible ranges", Proc. SPIE 7750, Photonics North 2010, 77501D (22 September 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872906

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