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Second harmonic generation as a method for polarizing and analyzing laser light

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Second harmonic nonlinear crystals can be successfully used as light polarizers and analyzers. An extinction ratio (ER) of 6×10−9 for a system consisting of a Glan prism and KDP doubler is demonstrated. This nonlinear optical analyzer was used to test ER of calcite Glan air spaced prisms.

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  1. N. I. Zheludev

    Present address: Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, SU-119899, Moscow, USSR

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  1. Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, BG-1126, Sofia, Bulgaria

    S. M. Saltiel, P. D. Yankov & N. I. Zheludev

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Saltiel, S.M., Yankov, P.D. & Zheludev, N.I. Second harmonic generation as a method for polarizing and analyzing laser light. Appl. Phys. B 42, 115–119 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694820

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