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Tunable middle infrared downconversion in GaSe and AgGaS2
A.O Okorogu,Sergey B. Mirov,Won Woo Lee,Daniel Ivan Crouthamel,Neil W. Jenkins,A. Yu. Dergachev,Konstantin L. Vodopyanov,Valery V. Badikov +7 more
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In this article, a combination of two solid state lasers; the alexandrite (0.73 −0.75 μm) laser and the LiF:F2++** ( 0.8 −1.2μm) color center laser, was used to generate middle infrared radiation, tunable over the 3.5 −8.5 μm spectral range.About:
This article is published in Optics Communications.The article was published on 1998-10-15. It has received 171 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Laser & Laser pumping.read more
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Frequency down-conversion of solid-state laser sources to the mid-infrared spectral range using non-oxide nonlinear crystals
TL;DR: 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.
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Metal Thiophosphates with Good Mid-infrared Nonlinear Optical Performances: A First-Principles Prediction and Analysis
TL;DR: Several metal thiophosphate compounds are highlighted to exhibit good mid-IR NLO performances, as supported by the primary experimental results, which would greatly promote the development of the mid- IR NLO functional materials.
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Na2ZnGe2S6: A New Infrared Nonlinear Optical Material with Good Balance between Large Second-Harmonic Generation Response and High Laser Damage Threshold.
TL;DR: Na2ZnGe2S6 exhibits excellent properties including a wide transparent region, large band gap, and especially a balance between a strong NLO coefficient and a high LDT, indicating a promising application in the IR region.
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First-principles materials applications and design of nonlinear optical crystals
TL;DR: In this article, first-principles studies based on density functional theory, and their applications to elucidate the microscopic origins of the linear and NLO properties in NLO crystals, are reviewed.
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Handbook of nonlinear optical crystals
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a complete description of the properties and applications of all non-linear crystals reported in the literature up to the beginning of 1990, including the most important equations for calculating parameters of nonlinear frequency converters.
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Properties of gallium selenide single crystal
TL;DR: In this article, a search of the published literature amassed over 630 articles and an attempt was made to organize this material by growth, structural and mechanical, thermal, electrical and optical properties.
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Efficient room temperature LiF:F2+** color center laser tunable in 820–1210 nm range
Alex Dergachev,Sergey B. Mirov +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a photo-and thermostable LiF:F 2 +** color center laser with a very wide 796-1210 nm tuning range is described.
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Powerful room-temperature stable LiF:F2+**tunable laser
Sergey B. Mirov,Alex Dergachev +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a photo-and thermostable LiF:F 2 + color center laser with an average power as high as approximately 1.4 W and an energy per pulse of approximately 100 mJ, with record real efficiency of 53 percent and 28 percent, was presented.
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Photoluminescence studies in Sc: CaF2 and Sc,Ce: CaF2 crystals
Sergey B. Mirov,A. Yu. Dergachev,W. A. Sibley,Leon Esterowitz,Tasoltan T. Basiev,V.B. Sigachev,Alexander G. Papashvili +6 more
TL;DR: Stokes and anti-Stokes UV-visible luminescence was investigated in γ-irradiated Sc and Sc-Ce doped CaF 2 crystals in this paper.