Laser-induced damage in semiorganic nonlinear optical crystals

Semiorganics are emerging as an important class of nonlinear optical materials. These combine the high optical nonlinearity of the organic materials with the better device handling properties of the inorganic materials. The results of our experiments on the laser induced damage in semiorganic NLO crystals are presented here. The results on our successful attempts to improve the resistance to damage in these materials are also presente