Laser heated pedestal growth of potassium lithium niobate for UV generation

Gisele Maxwell; Alan Petersen; Dylan Dalton

doi:10.1117/12.873420

21 February 2011 Laser heated pedestal growth of potassium lithium niobate for UV generation

Gisele Maxwell, Alan Petersen, Dylan Dalton

Proceedings Volume 7917, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications X; 79171E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873420
Event: SPIE LASE, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Potassium lithium niobate (KLN), a nonlinear optical material with high nonlinearity and other desirable properties, has the potential to improve the performance and reduce the cost of blue and UV lasers. KLN crystals have not entered the commercial mainstream because it is impossible to grow them reproducibly by conventional techniques. We have developed a proprietary process based on the laser heated pedestal growth (LHPG) technique that eliminates technical barriers to manufacturing KLN crystals. This paper describes the LHPG method of KLN crystal growth including improvements in crystal uniformity and transparency, and our latest harmonic generation results in the UV.

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Gisele Maxwell, Alan Petersen, and Dylan Dalton "Laser heated pedestal growth of potassium lithium niobate for UV generation", Proc. SPIE 7917, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials, Devices, and Applications X, 79171E (21 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873420

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