Possibility of waveguide formation on organic nonlinear crystal methyl para-hydroxy benzoate using high energy ion irradiation

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作者
Aithal, PS
Nagaraja, HS
Rao, PM
Nampoori, VPN
Vallabhan, CPG
Avasthi, DK
机构
[1] MANGALORE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,MANGALAGANGOTHRI 574199,INDIA
[2] NSAM COLL,DEPT ELECT,NITTE 574110,INDIA
[3] COCHIN UNIV SCI & TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,LASER DIV,COCHIN 682022,KERALA,INDIA
[4] NUCL RES CTR,NEW DELHI 110067,INDIA
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10.1016/S0168-583X(97)00160-2
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Organic nonlinear optical single crystals of Methyl para-Hydroxy Benzoate (MHB) have been grown using gel-solution technique. These crystals are cut along z-axis and are bombarded with Ag Ag14+ ions of energy 100 MeV. The results show an increase in refractive index at the ion irradiated region. The dielectric constant of the irradiated crystal is increased more than 15 limes compared to that of a nonirradiated crystal. The result of these changes and comparative study of second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency before and after irradiation is discussed.
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