Investigation of birefringence uniformity of mid-IR nonlinear optical crystals
2012
An investigation of the birefringence uniformity of mid-IR non-linear optical crystals has been conducted in an effort to
improve the performance of crystals used in OPO converters. This paper discusses the development of an imaging
polarimeter operating at 2 μm for the characterization of birefringence uniformity of nonlinear optical crystals for use in
mid-IR generation. The spatial distribution of optical in-homogeneity is directly revealed in terms of optical rotation in
the polarimeter. The root cause for the optical rotation observed in the polarimeter is discussed in terms of fluctuations
in the material birefringence, or excess birefringence. Excess birefringence on the order of un=10 -4 are measured in
samples exhibiting the rare occurrence of low birefringence uniformity in our mid-IR nonlinear optical crystals.
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