Second order nonlinear optical properties of In-doped lithium niobate

Abstract

Second order nonlinear optical properties of In-doped lithium niobate crystals have been quantitatively studied from the chemical bond viewpoint. The results show that the second order nonlinear optical response of In-doped lithium niobate crystals at 1079 nm decreases remarkably with increasing In concentration in the crystal. This approximately linear composition-property correlation in In-doped lithium niobate crystals is quantitatively expressed in the current work. Furthermore, the different influences of Mg, Zn, and In dopants, respectively, on the nonlinear susceptibility of lithium niobate single crystals are also compared in the present work. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.