Non-Linear Electrooptic Q-Switch Material.

Abstract

The objective of this exploratory development program is to obtain a new electrooptic material that can be grown relatively easily, is of optical quality, resists damage to high intensity laser radiation, possesses a low half-wave voltage, and is suitable for Q-switching of visible and near infrared radiation at low repetition rates. Towards this objective numerous heretofore unknown complex oxide compounds were prepared in polycrystalline form and characterized. Preliminary x-ray diffraction studies were conducted, and several new tungsten bronze structures were obtained from these new products. The compounds KBa5Nb9ZrO30 and Ba2LaLiNaLi2Nb10O30 were observed to exhibit the tetragonal tungsten bronze structure with a = 12.625; 12.41 and c = 4.010, 3.92A, respectively. Barium strontium niobate, in which the zirconium cation was isomorphously substituted for a portion of the niobium cation, was also prepared. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0742204

Entities

People

  • Bill Mccollum
  • J. Bruce Thaxter
  • Michael Kestigian
  • Wilfred R. Bekebrede

Organizations

  • Sperry Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Engineered Materials
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Metamaterial Absorbers
  • Near Infrared Radiation
  • Q Switching
  • Radiation
  • Repetition Rate
  • Switches
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition