Finding the Next Deep-Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optical Material: NH4B4O6F
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- 26 July 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 139 (31), 10645-10648
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b05943
Abstract
Nonlinear optical materials are essential for the development of solid-state lasers. KBe2BO3F2 (KBBF) is a unique nonlinear optical material for generation of deep-ultraviolet coherent light; however, its industrial application is limited. Here, we report a new material NH4B4O6F, which exhibits a wide deep-ultraviolet transparent range and suitable birefringence that enables frequency doubling below 200 nm. NH4B4O6F possesses large nonlinear coefficients about 2.5 times that of KBBF. In addition, it is easy to grow bulk crystals and does not contain toxic elements.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2014CB648400, 2016YFB0402104, 2016YFB1102302)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51425206, 91622107)
- Division of Materials Research (DMR-1608218)
- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2016B02021)
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