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Nonlinear optical phenomena and devices

A HgGa₂S₄ optical parametric oscillator

V. V. Badikov^a, A. K. Don^b, K. V. Mitin^b, A. M. Seregin^b, V. V. Sinaiskii^b, N. I. Shchebetova^b

^a Kuban State University, Krasnodar
^b "Astrofizika" Research and Production Association, Moscow

Abstract: Parametric generation in a HgGa₂S₄ crystal pumped by a nanosecond Nd:YAG laser is obtained and investigated for the first time. The experimental results demonstrate the outlook for using HgGa₂S₄ crystals for the development of efficient optical parametric oscillators in the mid-IR range.

PACS: 42.65.Yj, 42.70.Mp

Received: 25.03.2003