Abstract
Second harmonic nonlinear crystals can be successfully used as light polarizers and analyzers. An extinction ratio (ER) of 6×10−9 for a system consisting of a Glan prism and KDP doubler is demonstrated. This nonlinear optical analyzer was used to test ER of calcite Glan air spaced prisms.
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