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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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Broadband mid-IR frequency comb with CdSiP2 and AgGaS2 from an Er,Tm:Ho fiber laser.
D. Sánchez,Michael Hemmer,Matthias Baudisch,Kevin T. Zawilski,Peter G. Schunemann,Heinar Hoogland,Ronald Holzwarth,Jens Biegert +7 more
TL;DR: A full 3D nonlinear wave propagation code is used for optimization of the noncollinear angle, propagation direction, and crystal thickness in the nonlinear crystal CdSiP(2) (CSP), driven by a compact Er,Tm:Ho fiber laser.
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Compact, 1.5 mJ, 450 MHz, CdSiP 2 picosecond optical parametric oscillator near 6.3 μm
S. Chaitanya Kumar,Antonio Agnesi,P. Dallocchio,Federico Pirzio,Giancarlo Reali,Kevin T. Zawilski,Peter G. Schunemann,Majid Ebrahim-Zadeh +7 more
TL;DR: A compact, efficient, high-energy, and high-repetition-rate mid-IR picosecond optical parametric oscillator based on the new nonlinear material CdSiP(2) (CSP), which can be tuned over 486 nm across 6091-6577 nm, covering the technologically important wavelength range for surgical applications.
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Improved NLO crystals for mid-IR laser applications
TL;DR: In this article, the search for improved mid-IR nonlinear optical crystals is discussed, and a review of recent advances on all of these fronts is presented, including the work on all-epitaxial processing of orientation-patterned gallium arsenide (OPGaAs) and other binary quasi-phase-matched semiconductors such as ZnSe, GaP, and GaN.
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Subpicosecond fiber-based soliton-tuned mid-infrared source in the 9.7–14.9 μm wavelength region
TL;DR: A fiber-based mid-IR source of ultrafast laser pulses tunable in the 9.7-14.9 microm spectral region based on difference-frequency mixing between an Er:fiber laser and a first-order frequency-shifted soliton pulse is presented.
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Efficient difference-frequency generation of 7–20-µm radiation in CdGeAs 2
TL;DR: Continuously tunable 6.8-20.1-mum mid-infrared radiation has been achieved by the use of frequency generation in CdGeAs by using an Er-laser-pumped ZnGeP optical parametric generator as the pump.