Optical quality and efficiency of nonlinear laser crystals

P. N. Afanasyev; N. D. Baiborodova; A. A. Dashtoyan; Eugeni M. Dianov; V. F. Lebedev; Vitaly V. Lobachev; M. Ya. Shchelev

doi:10.1117/12.420959

23 March 2001 Optical quality and efficiency of nonlinear laser crystals

P. N. Afanasyev, N. D. Baiborodova, A. A. Dashtoyan, Eugeni M. Dianov, V. F. Lebedev, Vitaly V. Lobachev, M. Ya. Shchelev

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Proceedings Volume 4350, Laser Optics 2000: Solid State Lasers; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.420959
Event: Laser Optics 2000, 2000, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

Correlation between non-linear properties and optical quality of KTP crystals is investigated. Optical quality is investigated by the Schlieren method. The distribution of the mean-root-square refractive index gradient has been obtained along the radiation propagation direction. A comparison of optical quality of a crystal and the conversion efficiency is made. For the first time, the possibility of domain structure imaging in a crystal by using only an optical method is shown.

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P. N. Afanasyev, N. D. Baiborodova, A. A. Dashtoyan, Eugeni M. Dianov, V. F. Lebedev, Vitaly V. Lobachev, and M. Ya. Shchelev "Optical quality and efficiency of nonlinear laser crystals", Proc. SPIE 4350, Laser Optics 2000: Solid State Lasers, (23 March 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.420959

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