Potassium dihydrogen phosphate KDP; (KH₂PO₄) and triglycine sulfate TGS; (CH₂NH₂COOH.H₂SO₄), are extensively studied ferroelectric materials, and find wide applications in electrooptic and infrared detecting devices respectively. L-arginine phosphate monohydrate (C₆H₁₄N₄O₂H₃PO₄.H₂O), abbreviated as LAP, is a highly transparent monoclinic crystal with attractive properties for efficient frequency conversion of infrared lasers. Effects of doping KDP and TGS crystals with LAP are investigated. It was found in both cases that LAP affects the growth morphology and other properties. The properties of resulting crystals in terms of growth morphology, optical and mechanical properties are presented and discussed.

Date Published: 20 September 2005
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 5912, Operational Characteristics and Crystal Growth of Nonlinear Optical Materials II, 591206 (20 September 2005); doi: 10.1117/12.611418

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 5912:
Operational Characteristics and Crystal Growth of Nonlinear Optical Materials II
Ravindra B. Lal; Donald O. Frazier, Editor(s)