Properties of nonlinear optical crystals in the terahertz wavelength region

Narsingh B. Singh; Theodore B. Norris; T. Buma; R. N. Singh; M. Gottlieb; D. Suhre; Jack J. Hawkins

doi:10.1117/1.2349516

1 September 2006 Properties of nonlinear optical crystals in the terahertz wavelength region

Narsingh B. Singh, Theodore B. Norris, T. Buma, R. N. Singh, M. Gottlieb, D. Suhre, Jack J. Hawkins

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 45, Issue 9, 094002 (September 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2349516

Abstract

High-quality crystals of gallium selenide (GaSe) and thallium arsenic selenide (Tl₃AsSe₃) were successfully grown. The refractive indices were measured in the subterahertz spectral region using time-domain spectroscopy. GaSe has a refractive index of 3.2 and an absorption coefficient of 1 cm^–1, along with an absorption peak at 0.6 THz. Tl₃AsSe₃ clearly shows birefringence, where the refractive indices are 5.0 and 5.4 along the fast and slow axes, respectively. The absorption coefficient is over 3 cm^–1 at 0.3 THz, increasing steadily with frequency.

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Narsingh B. Singh, Theodore B. Norris, T. Buma, R. N. Singh, M. Gottlieb, D. Suhre, and Jack J. Hawkins "Properties of nonlinear optical crystals in the terahertz wavelength region," Optical Engineering 45(9), 094002 (1 September 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2349516

Published: 1 September 2006

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