• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 49, Issue 1, 0101023 (2022)
Zerui Yuan1、2, Yunwei Dou1、2, Pan Fang1、2, Ying Chen1、2, Wenlong Yin1、2、3、*, and Bin Kang1、2、3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621999, China
  • 2Sichuan Research Center of New Materials, Chengdu, Sichuan 610200, China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on High Energy Laser, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, Sichuan 621999, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL202249.0101023 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zerui Yuan, Yunwei Dou, Pan Fang, Ying Chen, Wenlong Yin, Bin Kang. Fabrication of Mid-Infrared ZnGeP2 Crystals and Devices with Large Apertures and Ultra-Low Absorption Coefficients[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(1): 0101023 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Conclusions

    In this study, high quality ZGP crystals with diameters of 3.85.0 cm have been grown by the ultralow gradient freezing technique in self-made furnaces with growth yields over 95%. The crystal growth efforts and post processing have resulted in ZGP OPO devices with an ultra-low absorption loss (0.015 cm-1 @2.09 μm) and a size of up to 30 mm×30 mm×40 mm. A high average output power (>100 W) ZGP OPO with only one low absorption ZGP device has been demonstrated, with no obvious limits to further scaling. The results indicate that the combination of large aperture and low absorption losses makes our ZGP crystals extremely attractive for high average power and high energy applications.

    Zerui Yuan, Yunwei Dou, Pan Fang, Ying Chen, Wenlong Yin, Bin Kang. Fabrication of Mid-Infrared ZnGeP2 Crystals and Devices with Large Apertures and Ultra-Low Absorption Coefficients[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(1): 0101023
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