Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) Measurement Affected by Electric Field

A type ii (eoe: extraordinary-ordinary-extraordinary) phase matching condition in a 2nd harmonic generation of nd-yag laser under a high electric field in a uniaxial kdp crystal has been measured. type ii phase matching takes place when the two mixing waves are of orthogonal polarizations (extraordinary-ordinary) and the 2nd harmonic radiation corresponds to an extraordinary wave. by applying an electric field along the x(y) axes of the crystal, a new phase-matching angle was measured under the influence of different electric fields. thedeflection angle of the shg beam was measured as afunction of the applied voltage. an optical collector will focus the 1st harmonic and a fraction of its 2nd harmonic generation used in surgicaloperations.