Optika Atmosfery i Okeana Journal

Vol. 17, issue 02-03, article # 6

Andreev Yu. M., Badikov V. V., Geiko P. P., Grechin S. G., Efimenko V. V., Efimenko T. D., Panyutin V. L., Tikhomirov A. A., Shaiduko A. V. Second harmonic generation of TEA CO₂ laser radiation in LiInSe₂ . // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 2004. V. 17. No. 02-03. P. 115-120. PDF
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Abstract:

The optical properties, damage threshold, and thermal conductivity of a new nonlinear LiInSe₂ crystal of the mm2 point symmetry group have been investigated. The transparency range of a red colored crystal is 0.4-13.5 mm at the zero level. The damage level is 248 ± 16 MW/cm² at 30 ns pulsed ТЕА СО₂ laser pump, that is, 1.7 times as high as that of ZnGeP₂. The thermal conductivity is 0.014 ± 0.002 W/cm² K. Second harmonic generation was obtained for the first time for the ТЕА СО₂ laser. The energy conversion efficiency for the 9.55 mm emission line was 1.5% in energy and 2.6% in peak power at the pump intensity of 38.5 MW/cm², and that for the 9.26 mm line was 4.3% in peak power. The second harmonic generation efficiency versus the pump angle and wavelength is presented.