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To calculate phase-matching angles, interaction strengths, and angular mismatch gradients across diverse beam polarization combinations during optical mixing in nonlinear crystals.

August 1, 1966Journal of Applied PhysicsOpen Access

Optical Mixing with Different Relative Polarization of the Beams

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HWH. P. WeberUniversity of Bern EMEmmanuelle MathieuInstitut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals KMK.P. MeyerStellenbosch University

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Computational modeling demonstrates enhanced optical mixing conversion for divergent beams in nonlinear crystals, suggesting optimal polarization configurations involving two extraordinary rays.

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To calculate phase-matching angles, interaction strengths, and angular mismatch gradients across diverse beam polarization combinations during optical mixing in nonlinear crystals.
Calculated phase-matching conditions (Δk = 0) for collinear wavevectors across various polarization combinations in KDP, ADP, and LiNbO3 crystals at multiple standard laser wavelengths.
Evaluated relative interaction strengths and the angular sensitivity of phase matching (dΔk/dθ, or mismatch gradient) relative to crystal optical axes.
Mismatch gradients varied considerably by polarization combination, directly governing conversion efficiency for divergent beams via the reciprocal mismatch gradient.
Numerical calculations identified scenarios where combinations utilizing two extraordinary interacting rays achieved higher conversion efficiency for divergent beams than standard configurations.

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Weber et al. (1966) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f766235aa2c282ce0d499 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1708907

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Computational modeling demonstrates enhanced optical mixing conversion for divergent beams in nonlinear crystals, suggesting optimal polarization configurations involving two extraordinary rays.

Optical Mixing with Different Relative Polarization of the Beams

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