Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 1, 0101023(2022)
Fabrication of Mid-Infrared ZnGeP2 Crystals and Devices with Large Apertures and Ultra-Low Absorption Coefficients
In this study, high quality ZGP crystals with diameters of 3.85.0 cm have been grown by the ultralow gradient freezing technique in self-made furnaces with growth yields over 95%. The crystal growth efforts and post processing have resulted in ZGP OPO devices with an ultra-low absorption loss (0.015 cm-1 @2.09 μm) and a size of up to 30 mm×30 mm×40 mm. A high average output power (>100 W) ZGP OPO with only one low absorption ZGP device has been demonstrated, with no obvious limits to further scaling. The results indicate that the combination of large aperture and low absorption losses makes our ZGP crystals extremely attractive for high average power and high energy applications.
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Zerui Yuan, Yunwei Dou, Pan Fang, Ying Chen, Wenlong Yin, Bin Kang. Fabrication of Mid-Infrared ZnGeP2 Crystals and Devices with Large Apertures and Ultra-Low Absorption Coefficients[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(1): 0101023
Category: laser devices and laser physics
Received: Oct. 18, 2021
Accepted: Nov. 15, 2021
Published Online: Dec. 24, 2021
The Author Email: Yin Wenlong (wlyin@caep.cn), Kang Bin (kb502@caep.cn)