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Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 21, 2018
Applicant:

M Squared Lasers Limited, Glasgow, GB;

Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/35 (2006.01); G02F 1/37 (2006.01); C30B 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/3501 (2013.01); C30B 29/66 (2013.01); G02F 1/3534 (2013.01); G02F 1/37 (2013.01); G02F 2001/3509 (2013.01);
Abstract

A nonlinear crystal comprising a first curved face and an opposing second curved face is described. The first and second curved faces are arranged to provide the nonlinear crystal with rotational symmetry about at least one axis of the nonlinear crystal. The nonlinear crystal allows for frequency tuning of a generated optical field that is generated by propagating a fundamental optical field through the nonlinear crystal by rotation of the nonlinear crystal about an axis of rotation without any significant, or minimal, deviation being introduced to the generated optical field. These nonlinear crystals can therefore be incorporated into an external cavity frequency doubler or mixer without any need for the employment of optical compensation optics or servo control electronics to automatically realign the cavity mirrors.


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