Journal of Optics Applications

October 2013, Volume 2, Issue 4, PP.63-67

Retracing Properties of Third-Harmonic

Generation in KDP Crystal Based on ElectroOptic Effect
Yisheng Yang#, Yan Wang, Chenggang Tao, Junqing Ma
Unit 68129, Peoples Liberation Army, Lanzhou 730060, China
#Email: birge@foxmail.com

Abstract
Dispersion properties as well as retracing properties of Third-harmonic Generation (THG) in KDP crystal have been studied under
electro-optic effect in this paper; specifically, through the numerical analysis on, group-velocity and third-harmonic (TH) retracing
curves of I and II type of KDP crystal in different external electric fields, the feasibility to achieve tunable TH retracing
wavelengths has been verified under electro-optic effect. The simulation results indicated that by applying external voltages,
corresponding tunable ranges of TH retracing wavelength of Type I and Type II KDP crystals can reach [1.431 m, 1.491 m] and
[1.497 m, 1.631 m], respectively, and that when the applied external voltage was within the range of [-0.1, 0.5], TH retracing
wavelengths experienced the most significant change; then flat as the external voltage continued increasing.
Keywords: Nonlinear Optics; Third-Harmonic Generation; Retracing Phase-Matched; Electo-Optic Effect

KDP

68129 730060
KDP I II
KDP
III KDP
[1.431m, 1.491m][1.497m, 1.631m][-0.1, 0.5]

[1-3]
[4-8]

I II
KDP 1.034m
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 1.053m[8,9]

[10-12]
KDP

1.1
k
k

0 [8]

0 k 0
k

1 2 k

2 2

(1)

2
k
0
0 k k

n3 pm
n2 pm n1 pm
3
2

0
(2)

1.2

x2 y 2 z 2
2 1
KDP E E1 x E2 y E3 z
no2
ne

x2 y 2
no2

z2
ne2

2 41 E1 yz E2 xz 2 63 E3 xy 1

(3)

no ne oe 41 63
E E3 z

x2 y 2
2

no

z2
ne2

2 63 E3 xy 1

nx' no
ny' no

no3
2
no3
2

63 E3

(4)

63 E3

(5)

nz' ne

(6)

x y z
o e (2)

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2.1 KDP
KDP
no3

o no

63 E3 KDP Sellmeier [13] 1(a)(b)

63 E3 0.10 0.1 63 E3 KDP

o
0.0

1.9
63E3=0.1

(a)

63E3=0.1

63E3=

Refractive Index no

63E3=0.1

1.7

63E3=0.1

-1.0x10

1.6

-1.5x10

1.5

-2.0x10

1.4

1.3

63E3=

(b)

-5.0x10

Wavelength Sensitivity of no

1.8

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8
1.0
1.2
Wavelength (m)

1.4

1.6

-2.5x10

1.8

(a) o

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8
1.0
1.2
Wavelength (m)

1.4

1.6

1.8

(b) o

1 KDP o

1(a)KDP o
1(b)

e
1(b)

2.2
KDP

1.522

47.8

1.520
1.518

47.7

1.516
47.6
1.514

=1.577m
1.45

1.50

1.55

1.60

1.65

1.70

PM

21.855

1.512

1.700

1/Vg1+2/Vg2

(b)

-8

3/Vg3

21.850

1.698

21.845
1.696

21.840
21.835

1.694
21.830
21.825
1.46

Fundamental Wavelength (m)

=1.518m
1.48

1.50

1.52

1.54

Reciprocal of group velocity (10 s/m)

3/Vg3

1.524

Phase-matching angle ()

Phase-matching angle ()

1/Vg1+2/Vg2

-8

(a)

47.9

47.5

21.860

1.526
PM

Reciprocal of group velocity (10 s/m)

48.0

1.56

1.692
1.58

Fundamental Wavelength (m)

(b) E 0.1

(a)

63

2 II KDP

[14]

3
Vg 3

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1
Vg 1

2
Vg 2

Vg 1 Vg 2 Vg 3

 II 1e 2o 3e 2(a)
KDP

1
Vg 1

2
Vg 2

3
Vg 3

1.577 m

o no

no3
2

63 E3 e ne

63 E3 0.1 KDP
2b 63 E3 0.1 II KDP
1.577m 1.518m

KDP 3(a)(b) I II
KDP 63 E3 -0.1
10I KDP [1.431m, 1.491m] II KDP
[1.497m, 1.631m]I II KDP

63 E3 [-0.1, 0.5]I KDP II KDP

1.50

1.64

(a) Type-I KDP

1.62

Retracing wavelength (m)

Retracing wavelength (m)

1.49
1.48
1.47
1.46
1.45
1.44
1.43

(b) Type-II KDP

1.60
1.58
1.56
1.54
1.52
1.50

10

1.48

10

Value of 63E3

value of 63E3

(a) I KDP

(b) II KDP

3 KDP

KDP KDP

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