READ ME File For Dataset 'Dataset for: Zinc-indiffused MgO:PPLN waveguides for blue / UV generation via VECSEL pumping' Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D1244 ReadMe Author: Alan Gray, University of Southampton [ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2316-8821] This dataset supports the publication: AUTHORS: Alan C. Gray, Jonathan R. C. Woods, Lewis G. Carpenter, Hermann Kahle, Sam A. Berry, Anne C. Tropper, Mircea Guina, Vasilis Apostolopoulos, Peter G. R. Smith, and Corin B. E. Gawith TITLE: Zinc-indiffused MgO:PPLN waveguides for blue / UV generation via VECSEL pumping JOURNAL: OSA Applied Optics. PAPER DOI IF KNOWN: 10.1364/AO.387839 This dataset contains: Dataset780Vecsel.xlsx contains data associated with the paper of the given title The spreadsheet contains the data for figures 2a,3, 5a, 6 and 7, as described below. The figures are as follows: Fig. 1 Schematic of fabrication process Fig. 2a Mode field diameter of fabricated waveguides Fig. 2b Scanning electron microscope image of the presented waveguide Fig. 3 Data for optical charcterisation from second harmonic generation from the PPLN waveguide presented in paper. This contains the normalised SHG power from wavelength tuning characterisation Fig. 4 Schematic of the optical characterisation setup Fig. 5a Optical characterisation of the VECSEL used in this work with and without birefringent filtering Fig. 5b Mode image of the VECSEL output Fig. 6 Data for optical charcterisation from second harmonic generation from the PPLN waveguide presented in paper. Fig. 7 Conversion response of the nonlinear waveguide with respect to the optical power used to pump the interaction (output of the pump measured) Date of data collection: 2019 Licence: CC BY Projects: Engineering and Physical Sciences ResearchCouncil (EP/M013294/1, EP/M024539/1, EP/T001046/1);Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-16-1-0531);Royal Academy of Engineering (RCSRF1718639). Date that the file was created: July, 2020