Development of High Efficiency Nonlinear Optical Materials

Abstract

This report summarizes a five year program on the development of high efficiency nonlinear optical materials. A major objective of the program was the development of an effective crystal growth technology for barium borate (BBO) and lithium borate (LBO). A secondary objective was to grow high quality crystals to facilitate optical property determinations and nonlinear optical device development. A top-seeded solution growth technique for these two materials is described, along with an assessment of their respective growth rate limiting mechanisms. A thorough analysis of the optical scattering defects found in BBO is also included. A supplemental task involved further development of the heat-treatment technology used to eliminate optical scattering centers from as-grown crystals of silver gallium selenide. A microchemical analysis and a mass balance model that, together, explain the dynamics of the heat-treatment process, and suggest a potential improvement in the process, are also included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1992
Accession Number
ADA249612

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Feigelson
  • Roger K. Route

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystals
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Treatment
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Properties
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Phase Transformations
  • Scattering
  • Single Crystals
  • Transition Temperature

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics