Journal ArticleDOI
Frequency down-conversion of solid-state laser sources to the mid-infrared spectral range using non-oxide nonlinear crystals
TLDR
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
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
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.
Journal ArticleDOI
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).
Journal ArticleDOI
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.
Journal ArticleDOI
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.
Journal ArticleDOI
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.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Generation and field-resolved detection of femtosecond electromagnetic pulses tunable up to 41 THz
TL;DR: In this paper, the central frequency of the transients is continuously tunable over a wide interval extending from 41 THz (λ = 7μm) to the far-infrared.
Journal ArticleDOI
Frequency-comb infrared spectrometer for rapid, remote chemical sensing
TL;DR: This work demonstrates real-time recording of chemical vapor fluc-tuations from 22m away with a fast Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer that uses a laser-like infrared probing beam generated from two 10-fs Ti:sapphire lasers.
Journal ArticleDOI
Laser crystals and ceramics: recent advances
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review recent advances in the development of novel lasing crystals and ceramics, as well as inorganic and organic nonlinear-laser crystals for χ(3) and cascaded frequency converters.
Journal ArticleDOI
Efficient mid-infrared laser using 1.9-µm-pumped Ho:YAG and ZnGeP 2 optical parametric oscillators
TL;DR: In this paper, a Ho:YAG-pumped ZnGeP2 (ZGP) OPO was used to achieve >4.2-W mid-infrared (mid-IR) output at 3.8 and 4.65 µm.
Journal ArticleDOI
Random quasi-phase-matching in bulk polycrystalline isotropic nonlinear materials.
M. Baudrier-Raybaut,Riad Haïdar,Ph. Kupecek,Ph. Kupecek,Ph. Lemasson,E. Rosencher,E. Rosencher +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that exploiting the random motion of the relative phases in highly transparent polycrystalline materials can be an effective strategy for achieving efficient phase matching in isotropic materials.