Abstract
The material which is optically active and chiral with no inversion symmetry, has a high possibility to be employed as a nonlinear optical device for a second harmonic generation. In addition, the crystals of this kind may reveal a good optical transparency of blue or ultraviolet light. Larginine phosphate monohydrate (LAP) is a promising organic crystal for higherorder harmonic generator of high power lasers. The large single crystals of LAP and deutrated LAP (DLAP) were grown in the present study. Optical and laser properties of transmission, phase matching angles, and a nonlinear optical coefficient were measured. Conclusively, the experimental data indicated that LAP and DLAP can be used, like KDP, in high power lasers.
