Handbook of Nonlinear Optical Crystals

In the past 30 years, the frequency conversion of laser radiation in nonlinear optical crystals has become an important technique widely used in quantum electronics and laser physics. The fundamental physics of this process is largely understood but the search for novel high-efficiency optical material continues. This Handbook of Nonlinear Optical Crystals provides a complete description of the properties and applications of all nonlinear crystals reported in the literature up to the beginning of 1990. It also includes the most important equations for calculating parameters of nonlinear frequency converters.