Phase-matching properties and refined Sellmeier equations of the new nonlinear infrared crystal CdSiP_2

Abstract

We directly measured the second harmonic generation and difference frequency generation phase-matching directions of the nonlinear crystal CdSiP(2) until 9.5 μm using the sphere method. The simultaneous fit of the experimental angular data allowed the Sellmeier equations of the ordinary and extraordinary principal refractive indices to be refined over the entire transparency range of the crystal.