Second Harmonic Generation of Near Millimeter Wave Radiation by Nonlinear Bulk Material,
Abstract
Bulk crystals have been used frequently to obtain second harmonic generation (SHG) and third harmonic generation (THG) of radiation from the fundamental input frequency, particularly in the optical region. For example amonium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, semiconductor materials, and ferroelectric materials were used for the SHG of input laser beams. SHG and THG have also been realized in the microwave region. Boyd, et. al., reported on the nonlinear coefficients and other important parameters at 55 GHz. Later, Boyd and Pollack published a comprehensive paper on the nonlinear coefficients of LiTaO3 and LiNbO3 in the microwave region. DiDomenico, Jrl, et. al., obtained a 9 GHz TH output with an efficiency of 8.5% from a 2200 watt 3 GHz source by use of a 73% BaTiO3 - 27% SrTiO3 ceramic in a coaxial cavity configuration. Impetus for bulk harmonic generation in the microwave region was given by the discovery that some ferroelectric crystals have very large nonlinear coefficients, large enough to compensate for the lower frequencies of the microwave region in comparison to those of the optical region. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA090351
Entities
People
- Byong H. Ahn
- William W. Clark Iii
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command