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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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Detection of co in air using diode laser pumped difference-frequency generation in a modular setup
TL;DR: In this paper, a modular setup with new features was developed based on the field of difference-frequency generation (DFG) using two diode lasers as pump sources and AgGaS 2 as a nonlinear crystal.
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Recent progress in tunable nonlinear optical devices for infrared spectroscopy
U. Simon,Frank K. Tittel +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a laser source based on difference-frequency generation (DFG) in AgGaS2 has been developed for high resolution IR kinetic spectroscopy (IRKS) of free radicals.
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Broadly tunable mid-infrared intracavity difference-frequency laser.
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Progress with OPO-based systems for mid-IR generation
TL;DR: There has been considerable progress on development of technological solutions for high power and high energy mid-IR generation for directed optical countermeasure applications using optical parametric generators as discussed by the authors, and some possibilities for further progress are discussed.
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Parametric superluminescence in a ZnGeP2 crystal with temperature tuning and pumping by an erbium laser
TL;DR: In this paper, a temperature tuning of IR traveling-wave parametric generation (parametric superluminescence) has been studied in a ZnGeP2 crystal.