Deep-ultraviolet transparent alkali metal–rare earth metal sulfate NaY(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O as a nonlinear optical crystal: synthesis and characterization
Chao Wu, Lin Lin, Tianhui Wu, Zhipeng Huang, Chi Zhang
Abstract
The first SHG-active alkali metal–rare earth metal sulfate NaY(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·H<sub>2</sub>O, which manifests a short ultraviolet cutoff edge below 200 nm and exhibits a phase-matching SHG response of 0.6 × KDP, has been obtained using a mild hydrothermal method.
Topics & Concepts
Alkali metalHydrothermal circulationUltravioletMaterials scienceMetalCharacterization (materials science)Alkaline earth metalInorganic chemistryCrystal (programming language)Nonlinear opticalSulfateHydrothermal synthesisPhase (matter)MineralogyChemistryNanotechnologyChemical engineeringNonlinear systemOptoelectronicsMetallurgyProgramming languageOrganic chemistryComputer sciencePhysicsEngineeringQuantum mechanicsCrystal Structures and PropertiesNonlinear Optical Materials ResearchPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics