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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 13 — Jun. 20, 2011
  • pp: 12490–12495

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Second harmonic generation of swift carbon ion irradiated Nd:GdCOB waveguides

Yingying Ren, Yuechen Jia, Feng Chen, Qingming Lu, Sh. Akhmadaliev, and Shengqiang Zhou  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 13, pp. 12490-12495 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.012490


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Abstract

We report on the second harmonic generation at ~532 nm of optical waveguides in Nd:GdCOB produced by swift carbon ion irradiation. The fabricated waveguide shows good guiding property. Under pump of ~1064-nm fundamental light, the optical conversion efficiency of the frequency doubling is 0.48% W−1 and 6.8% W−1 for continuous wave and pulsed laser beams, respectively.

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OCIS Codes
(160.4330) Materials : Nonlinear optical materials
(190.4390) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, integrated optics
(230.7390) Optical devices : Waveguides, planar
(140.3515) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, frequency doubled

ToC Category:
Integrated Optics

History
Original Manuscript: April 29, 2011
Revised Manuscript: June 7, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: June 7, 2011
Published: June 13, 2011

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Yingying Ren, Yuechen Jia, Feng Chen, Qingming Lu, Sh. Akhmadaliev, and Shengqiang Zhou, "Second harmonic generation of swift carbon ion irradiated Nd:GdCOB waveguides," Opt. Express 19, 12490-12495 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-13-12490


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