Title
Cascaded second-order effects in N-(4-nitrophenyl)-L-prolinol, in a molecular single crystal
Abstract
An investigation of cascaded second-order optical effects resulting in effective third-order interactions, temporal and spatial self-action, are presented for N-(4-nitrophenyl)-L-prolinol (NPP) a molecular single crystal with one of the largest phase-matchable second-order nonlinear coefficients known in the visible and near-infrared portions of the spectrum. We emphasize the effects of temporal and spatial walk-off in the nonlinear-optical propagation in NPP and discuss their consequences for cascaded second-order nonlinear applications. Walk-off effects play a detrimental role in cascaded all-optical switching. Whereas in standard second-harmonic generation walk-off reduces the efficiency but does not prevent the generation, in the case of cascading back-conversation is required and more-deleterious effects occur: a portion of the field is lost in that the overlap between fundamental and second-harmonic wavelengths is reduced. © 1997 Optical Society of America.
Publication Date
1-1-1997
Publication Title
Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume
14
Issue
1
Number of Pages
76-86
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.14.000076
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
0031539524 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0031539524
STARS Citation
Wang, Zuo; Hagan, David J.; and VanStryland, Eric W., "Cascaded second-order effects in N-(4-nitrophenyl)-L-prolinol, in a molecular single crystal" (1997). Scopus Export 1990s. 2723.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus1990/2723