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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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Energy-scalable pulsed mid-IR source using orientation-patterned GaAs
TL;DR: The master oscillator power amplifier concept is demonstrated in OPGaAs, by which a mid-IR source based on optical parametric oscillation can be scaled to high energy by amplification of the output of the opticalParametric oscillator in an Optical parametric amplifier (OPA).
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Future directions in quasi-phasematched semiconductors for mid-infrared lasers
TL;DR: In this paper, the properties, processing, and performance of orientation patterned semiconductors were compared with candidate compound semiconductor materials in the mid-infrared, and identified gallium phosphide as the most promising material for near-term development.
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High-energy sub-picosecond pulse generation from 3 to 20 μm
James M. Fraser,I.W. Cheung,François Légaré,David M. Villeneuve,Jean-Pierre Likforman,Manuel Joffre,Paul B. Corkum +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors have produced sub-picosecond pulses in the wavelength range 3-20μm with energies as high as 2-μJ, through difference-frequency mixing in the crystal GaSe.
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Parametrical conversion of the frequency of organic lasers into the middle-IR range of the spectrum
TL;DR: In this article, the possibility of parametrical conversion of visible radiation of solid-state organic lasers into the middle-IR range of the spectrum in nonlinear GaSe1−x 1−x 2 (x = 0‒0.13) crystals is investigated.
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Mid-infrared optical parametric amplifier based on a LGSe crystal and pumped at 1.6 μm.
Etienne Pelletier,Alexander Sell,Alfred Leitenstorfer,R. J. Dwayne Miller,R. J. Dwayne Miller +4 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated the generation of 22.6 μJ of combined energy at 3 μm for sub-300fs pulses at a repetition rate of 1 kHz using a LGSe optical parametric amplifier (OPA) based on an all-optical synchronization scheme.