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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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16-microm infrared generation by difference-frequency mixing in diffusion-bonded-stacked GaAs
D. Zheng,L. A. Gordon,Yew-Chuhg Wu,Robert S. Feigelson,Martin M. Fejer,Robert L. Byer,Konstantin L. Vodopyanov +6 more
TL;DR: The wavelength-tuning curve was close to the theoretical prediction, demonstrating that the bonding process maintained nonlinear optical phase matching over the entire interaction length, and maximum conversion efficiency was measured at 16.6 microm, consistent with the theoretical predictions.
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Dispersion compensation with optical materials for compression of intense sub-100-fs mid-infrared pulses
TL;DR: Infrared materials with group-velocity dispersion values of opposite sign are used in combination to null second-order dispersion and compress the mid-infrared pulses.
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Tunable and coherent nanosecond radiation in the range of 2.7–28.7 μm based on difference-frequency generation in gallium selenide
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors have achieved continuous tunable and coherent radiation in the mid-IR range of 2.7-28.7 µm using a type-I difference-frequency generation (DFG) system.
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Programmable amplitude- and phase-modulated femtosecond laser pulses in the mid-infrared.
TL;DR: A scheme to produce programmable phase- and amplitude-modulated femtosecond laser pulses in the mid-infrared regime of 3-10mum by difference frequency mixing is presented.
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A 41-W ZnGeP_2 optical parametric oscillator pumped by a Q-switched Ho:YAG laser
TL;DR: A high-power ZnGeP₂ (ZGP) optical parametric oscillator (OPO) pumped by a Q-switched Ho:YAG laser and the beam quality was measured to be M²<4.37.