高効率導波路型グリーン SHG 素子の開発.PDF

SHG SHG Development of High Efficiency Waveguided Green SHG Device H. Taniguchi S. Maeda M. Kotou K. Abe SHGSecond Harmonic Generation PPMgLNSHG SHG LNLithium NiobateLN LN PPMgLN SHG PPMgLN 10 mmL5 mmW0.3 mmt6.9 µm 56.51064 nm NdYAG 50 mW4.1 mW SHG PPMgLN Summary Development on shorter wavelength laser light source for next generation displays or high density DVD recorders has been the latest and hottest topic at many RD centers in the world. One of the technologies to realize a short wavelength light source is SHG (Second Harmonic Generation) from longer wavelength lasers using non-linear optical crystals. In this paper, we report on the high efficiency waveguided green SHG devices based on Periodically Poled Magnesium Oxide doped Lithium Niobate (PPMgLN). SHG from periodically poled crystal, generated by Quasi-Phase Matching, is a promising technology, because of the wideband harmonic wavelength ranging from ultraviolet to infrared and high conversion efficiency. Research on LN as a periodically poled crystal, has been very popular, regardless of such inadequacy as the weakness against photo-refractive damages. Therefore high temperature operation has been must for the LN crystals. On the other hand, MgO doped LN crystal has good endurance against photo-refractive damage, and PPMgLN shows high conversion performances without heating the crystal. Green SHG devices in this report were manufactured from this MgO doped LN crystal with the optical waveguides fabricated on the +z surface by proton exchange process to attain