Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2017
Abstract
When used as optical parametric oscillators, CdSiP2 crystals generate tunable output in the mid-infrared. Their performance, however, is often limited by unwanted optical absorption bands that overlap the pump wavelengths. A broad defect-related optical absorption band peaking near 800 nm, with a shoulder near 1 µm, can be photoinduced at room temperature in many CdSiP2 crystals. This absorption band is efficiently produced with 633 nm laser light and decays with a lifetime of ∼0.5 s after removal of the excitation light. The 800 nm band is accompanied by a less intense absorption band peaking near 1.90 µm. Data from eight CdSiP2crystals grown at different times show that the singly ionized silicon vacancy (V-Si) is responsible for the photoinduced absorption bands. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) is used to identify and directly monitor these silicon vacancies. © 2017 Optical Society of America
Source Publication
Optical Materials Express
Recommended Citation
E. M. Scherrer, B. E. Kananen, E. M. Golden, F. K. Hopkins, K. T. Zawilski, P. G. Schunemann, L. E. Halliburton, and N. C. Giles, "Defect-related optical absorption bands in CdSiP2 crystals," Opt. Mater. Express 7, 658-664 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.7.000658
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[*] Author note: Elizabeth Scherrer and Brant Kananen were both enrolled in AFIT PhD programs at the time of publication.