New Sellmeier and Thermo-Optic Dispersion Formulas for AgGaS2

Abstract

This paper reports on the new Sellmeier and thermo-optic dispersion formulas that provide a good reproduction of the temperature-dependent phase-matching conditions for second-harmonic generation (SHG) and sum-frequency generation (SFG) of a CO2 laser and a Nd:YAG laser-pumped KTiOPO4 (KTP) optical parametric oscillator (OPO) in the 0.8859–10.5910 μm range as well as those for difference-frequency generation (DFG) between the two diode lasers in the 4.9–6.5 μm range and DFG between the two periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) OPOs in the 5–12 μm range thus far reported in the literature.