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Twins in YAl3(BO3)4 and K2Al2B2O7 Crystals as Revealed by Changes in Optical Activity
摘要： Many borate crystals feature nonlinear optical properties that allow for efficient frequency conversion of common lasers down into the ultraviolet spectrum. Twinning may degrade crystal quality and affect nonlinear optical properties, in particular if crystals are composed of twin domains with opposing polarities. Here, we use measurements of optical activity to demonstrate the existence of inversion twins within single crystals of YAl3(BO3)4 (YAB) and K2Al2B2O7 (KABO). We determine the optical rotatory dispersion of YAB and KABO throughout the visible spectrum using a spectrophotometer with rotatable polarizers. Space-resolved measurements of the optical rotation can be related to the twin structure and give estimates on the extent of twinning. The reported dispersion relations for the rotatory power of YAB and KABO may be used to assess crystal quality and to select twin-free specimens.
关键词： optical activity,inversion twin,YAB,optical rotatory dispersion,KABO,second harmonic generation,frequency conversion,K2Al2B2O7,NLO crystals,YAl3(BO3)4
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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Rb <sub/>10</sub> Zn <sub/>4</sub> Sn <sub/>4</sub> S <sub/>17</sub> : A Chalcogenide with Large Laser Damage Threshold Improved from the Mn-Based Analogue
摘要： In the military and civilian fields, with the development of new technologies, high-powered nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals demonstrate broad application prospects. For purposes of designing a better NLO material, a new chalcogenide Rb10Zn4Sn4S17 was successfully designed with a high temperature solid-state method on the basis of previously reported compound Sr3MnSn2S8. The experimental results indicate that Rb10Zn4Sn4S17 possesses a prominent band gap of 3.59 eV, compared with the laser damage threshold (LDT) of Sr3MnSn2S8 (3 times that of AgGaS2); Rb10Zn4Sn4S17 shows an outstanding LDT about 5 times that of AgGaS2. Meanwhile, it has an ideal second harmonic generation (SHG) response approximately 0.7 times that of AgGaS2.
关键词： second harmonic generation (SHG),laser damage threshold (LDT),chalcogenide,nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59