Improvement of BBO NLO figures of merit by postgrowth thermal treatment

Valery D. Antsygin; Vladimir A. Gusev; Alexander M. Yurkin

doi:10.1117/12.239669

10 May 1996 Improvement of BBO NLO figures of merit by postgrowth thermal treatment

Valery D. Antsygin, Vladimir A. Gusev, Alexander M. Yurkin

Proceedings Volume 2700, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239669
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The effect of post-growth thermal treatment on optical figures of merit of BBO was studied. It was established that annealing in an atmosphere improved bulk transparency and homogeneity of the samples but simultaneosly accelerated the surface destruction. Annealing in organic solutions, in general, decreased a volume and surface optical loss, increased a material's homogeneity and its laser damage resitance. Key words: beta barium borate, annealing, laser damage.

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Valery D. Antsygin, Vladimir A. Gusev, and Alexander M. Yurkin "Improvement of BBO NLO figures of merit by postgrowth thermal treatment", Proc. SPIE 2700, Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion, (10 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239669

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