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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 (5-12-microm) and limited (5.5-8.5-microm) single-knob tuning generated by difference-frequency mixing in single-crystal AgGaS2.
TL;DR: T tunable 5-12-microm mid-infrared generation in single-crystal silver gallium sulfide (AgGaS(2)), from nonlinear optical difference-frequency generation, which permitted limited single-knob tuning of the difference- frequency generator.
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Type I and II ZnGeP2 travelling-wave optical parametric generator tunable between 3.9 and 10 μm
TL;DR: In this article, a ZnGeP 2 crystal was used to pump a traveling wave OPG with a tuning range of 3.9-10 μm, which is the smallest reported value for OPGs.
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Tunable IR laser source with optical parametric oscillators in series
TL;DR: A tunable IR laser source is described and a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 1.064 µm is used to pump two optical parametric oscillators (OPO) in series.
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Optical parametric amplification of a distributed-feedback quantum-cascade laser in orientation-patterned GaAs
TL;DR: An optical parametric amplifier in orientation-patterned GaAs amplifying the emission of a quantum cascade laser with a distributed feedback structure is demonstrated and a gain as high as 53dB is reported.
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PbIn 6 Te 10 : new nonlinear crystal for three-wave interactions with transmission extending from 1.7 to 25 µm
Samvel A. Avanesov,Valeriy Badikov,Aleksey Tyazhev,Dmitrii Badikov,Vladimir Panyutin,Georgi Marchev,Galina Shevyrdyaeva,Konstantin Mitin,Frank Noack,Polina Vinogradova,Nadezhda I Schebetova,Valentin Petrov,Albert Kwasniewski +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors have grown single crystals of PbIn6Te10 with clear transparency from 3 to 20 µm and showed that this new nonlinear material possesses sufficient birefringence for phase-matching of three-wave parametric interactions and a nonlinear coefficient of 51 pm/V.