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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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Temperature tuning of 5–12 μm by difference frequency mixing of OPO outputs in a AgGaS2 crystal
TL;DR: In this paper, a temperature tuned mid-IR generating system was presented by mixing of output waves from two optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) in a silver gallium sulfide (AgGaS2) crystal.
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Efficient parametric generators of picosecond mid-infrared pulses based on AgGaS2 crystals
Valerii V Badikov,P S Blinov,A.A. Kosterev,Vladilen S. Letokhov,A. L. Malinovsky,Evgenii A Ryabov +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, a parametric oscillator with single picosecond pulses from an Nd : YAG laser (λ = 1.064 μm) was used to generate 2.2 and 7.4 µm radiation.
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Tunable cw difference‐frequency generation in tellurium at ∼11 μm
TL;DR: In this article, the spin flip Raman (SFR) was used for high-resolution spectroscopy of NH3 with a linewidth of ⩽ 0.01 cm−1.
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Coherent radiation in the range of 15–28 μm in a cadmium–selenide crystal
Wei Shi,Yujie J. Ding +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors achieved coherent radiation continuously tunable in the range of 15-28 μm based on type-II phasematched and non-phasematched difference-frequency generation in CdSe.
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Synchronization of pulsed Ti:sapphire lasers and its application to difference frequency mixing for tunable infrared generation
TL;DR: In this article, a simple and effective technique for synchronizing two independent Ti: sapphire lasers was developed and used for difference-frequency generation, by control of pump intensity, buildup times of these lasers were adjusted to coincide for any combination of wavelengths that was needed for the production of a desired difference frequency.