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Frequency down-conversion of solid-state laser sources to the mid-infrared spectral range using non-oxide nonlinear crystals
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In this article, the development of parametric devices down-converting the laser frequency to the mid-infrared (3-30 µm) based on non-oxide nonlinear optical crystals is reviewed.About:
This article is published in Progress in Quantum Electronics.The article was published on 2015-07-01. It has received 335 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Optical parametric amplifier & Cross-polarized wave generation.read more
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Analysis and prediction of mid-IR nonlinear optical metal sulfides with diamond-like structures
TL;DR: In this article, a 3D framework connected by various sulfide tetrahedral units, such as PS4, SiS4, GeS4 and AgS4 is characterized for nonlinear optical applications in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral region.
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Mid-Infrared Nonlinear Optical Materials Based on Metal Chalcogenides: Structure–Property Relationship
TL;DR: In this paper, the discovery of superior mid-IR NLO metal chalcogenides is still a big challenge mainly due to the difficulty of achieving a good balance between the NLO effect and laser damage threshold (LDT).
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A review on structure-performance relationship toward the optimal design of infrared nonlinear optical materials with balanced performances
Kui Wu,Shilie Pan +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the structure-performance relationship for 49 compounds and the result shows that alkali or/and alkaline earth metals must be the preferred cations to maintain the wide optical bandgap.
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First-Principles Design and Simulations Promote the Development of Nonlinear Optical Crystals.
TL;DR: The computer-assisted exploration for new functional NLO materials is useful for understanding structure-property relationships and can provide researchers with a new approach to cost-effective and data-driven materials design.
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Recent advances and future perspectives on infrared nonlinear optical metal halides
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between the structural features and NLO performances in the reported metal halide NLO materials is investigated, and the determination rules of these microscopic structures on NLO properties in metal halides are summarized and analyzed on the basis of the combination of available experimental data and first-principles results.
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Mid-infrared frequency comb spanning an octave based on an Er fiber laser and difference-frequency generation
Sergiu Amarie,Fritz Keilmann +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a coherent mid-infrared continuum source with 700 cm-1 usable bandwidth, readily tuned within 600-2500 cm 1 (18-75 THz) and thus covering much of the infrared "fingerprint" molecular vibration region was described.
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Mid-infrared optical parametric generator with extra-wide (3–19-µm) tunability: applications for spectroscopy of two-dimensional electrons in quantum wells
TL;DR: In this paper, a traveling-wave optical parametric generator with angular tuning was used for nonlinear spectroscopy of inter-band transitions of conduction-band electrons, quantum confined in semiconductor quantum wells, as well as for the study of intersubband-based resonantly enhanced χ(2) in quantum wells.
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Stability and frequency tuning of thermally loaded continuous-wave AgGaS 2 optical parametric oscillators
TL;DR: In this paper, the output stability and the frequency tuning characteristics of weakly triply resonant silver gallium sulfide (AgGaS2) optical parametric oscillators are investigated.
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Controlled shaping of ultrafast electric field transients in the mid-infrared spectral range.
TL;DR: Am amplitude and phase shaping of femtosecond mid-infrared pulses in a range centered about 14 mum are experimentally demonstrated, in good agreement with a model that describes phase-matched optical rectification.
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Generation of tunable picosecond pulses in the medium infrared by down-conversion in AgGaS2
TL;DR: In this article, a traveling-wave dye laser and a mode-locked Nd:YAG laser are mixed in an AgGaS 2 crystal to generate pulses at the difference frequency.