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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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TL;DR: New sum-frequency spectroscopy instrumentation that has been developed with two novel features: stable and robust infrared generation in the 900–3100 cm−1 region using an amplified Ti:sapphire oscillator with a home-built OPG/OPA, and continuous tuning.
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Long-wave IR chemical sensing based on difference frequency generation in orientation-patterned GaAs
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Generation of intense picosecond pulses tunable between 1.2 and 8.7 μm
TL;DR: In this article, a parametric set-up consisting of three LiNbO3 crystals pumped by the output of a picosecond Nd:YAG laser can easily be extended so that wavelengths between 1.2 and 8.7 μm can efficiently be generated.
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High-efficiency mid-infrared ZnGeP2 optical parametric oscillator directly pumped by a lamp-pumped, Q-switched CrTmHo:YAG laser.
Albert F. Nieuwenhuis,Christopher James Lee,P.J.M. van der Slot,I.D. Lindsay,Petra Gross,Klaus-Jochen Boller +5 more
TL;DR: Results show that ZnGeP(2) optical parametric oscillators directly pumped by a CrTmHo:YAG laser can be operated efficiently, while maintaining good IR beam quality.
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Tunable mid-infrared source from an ultrafast two-color Yb:fiber chirped-pulse amplifier.
TL;DR: A tunable, ultrafast, mid-infrared source based on difference frequency between 16 μm and 20 μm from an ultra fast, two-color Yb:fiber chirped-pulse amplifier and improved the output power after the pre-amplifier by one order of magnitude is presented.