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ZGP (ZnGeP2) Crystals
Wide transmission region from 0.74μm to 12μm
  • Large nonlinear coefficient
  • Broad phase-matching bandwidth
  • AR/BBAR coatings 
  • Applications: SHG, SFG, OPO and OPG/OPA in the mid-infrared region Inquire Us  
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    Specifications:

    Material ZnGeP2 Thickness Tolerance +/-0.05mm
    Orientation Tolerance <0.5° Flatness less than λ/8 @ 633nm
    Transmitting Wavefront    Distortion less than λ/4    @ 633nm Chamfer ≤0.2mmx45°
    Chip ≤0.1mm Surface Quality better than 10/5 S/D    (MIL-PRF-13830B)
    Parallelism ≤30 arc seconds Perpendicularity ≤15 arc minutes
    Aperture >90%

     

    Chemical and Physical Properties:

    Chemical Formula ZnGeP2 Crystal Structure Tetragonal, 42m
    Lattice Parameter a=b=5.467Å, c=12.736Å Mass Density 4.16 g/cm3
    Moh Hardness 5.5 Melting Point About 1040°C
    Thermal Conductivity 180 W/m/K Thermal Expansion    Coefficient β,5x10-6 /K; β⊥,7.8x10-6 /K
    Birefringence Positive uniaxial

     

    Linear Optical Properties

    Transparency range 0.74 - 12μm
    Absorption coefficient α<0.05cm-1  @2050-2100nm
    Refractive Indices
     @ 2.05 μm  
     @ 2.79 μm  
     @ 5.30 μm  
    @ 10.6 μm
    no = 3.1478, ne = 3.1891
     no = 3.1333, ne = 3.1744
     no = 3.1136, ne = 3.1547
    no = 3.0729, ne = 3.1143
    Sellmeier Equations(λ in μm) no2(λ) = 4.64467+5.10087/(λ2-0.13656)+4.27777λ2/(λ2-1653.89)
    ne2(λ) = 4.71539+5.26358/(λ2-0.14386)+2.37310λ2/(λ2-1000.82)

     

    Nonlinear Optical Properties

    SHG Phase Matchable 3177 ∼ 10357nm (Type I)
    NLO coefficients d36=75 ± 8 pm/V
     Type Ⅰ deeo=d36 sin2ϴcos2φ
    Type Ⅱ doeo=deoo=d36 sinϴsin2φ
    Damage Threshold
    at 2.79 μm 30 GW/cm2 (150 ps)
    at 10.6 μm 1 GW/cm2  (2 ns)
     

    Modules or Types:

    Modules Crystal    Dimension Application Orientation Theta/Phi deg Coatings
    SHZGP-7515-54 7x5x15mm OPO @ 2.1-> 3.5-5 µm 54/0 AR@2.1µm+BBAR@3.5-5µm
    SHZGP-7520-54 7x5x20mm OPO @ 2.1-> 3.5-5 µm 54/0 AR@2.1µm+BBAR@3.5-5µm
    SHZGP-7525-54 7x5x25mm OPO @ 2.1-> 3.5-5 µm 54/0 AR@2.1µm+BBAR@3.5-5µm

    Zinc germanium phosphide (ZnGeP2) is a promising mid-IR nonlinear crystal, exhibiting outstanding NLO properties. ZnGeP2 (ZGP) crystals have large nonlinear susceptibility (d36~75 pm/V), which is approximately 160 times that of KDP. ZGP crystals are also optically transparent over the 0.74–12μm wavelength region, with a relatively high laser damage threshold, and are therefore recommendable for producing tunable laser output in the near-infrared spectrum. ZGP Crystals could accommodate various applications including SHG, SFG, OPO, and OPG/OPA.


    Applications of ZGP Crystals:

    1. Second, third, and fourth harmonic generation of CO2 laser

    2. Optical parametric generation (OPO) with pumping at wavelengths of 2.05-2.94μm and possibly the effective generation of 3-10μm light output

    3. Producing coherent radiation in sub-millimeter-range from 70.0μm to 1000μm - terahertz range

    4. Generation of combined frequencies of CO2 and CO laser radiation and other lasers working in the crystal transmission range

     

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