کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1494509 992912 2012 19 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Parametric down-conversion devices: The coverage of the mid-infrared spectral range by solid-state laser sources
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد سرامیک و کامپوزیت
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Parametric down-conversion devices: The coverage of the mid-infrared spectral range by solid-state laser sources
چکیده انگلیسی

The development of parametric down-conversion devices operating in the mid-infrared, from 3 μm to about 20 μm, based on non-oxide nonlinear optical crystals is reviewed. Such devices, pumped by solid-state laser systems operating in the near-infrared, fill in this spectral gap where no solid-state laser technology exists, on practically all time scales, from continuous-wave to femtosecond regime. The vital element in any frequency-conversion process is the nonlinear optical crystal and this represents one of the major limitations with respect to achieving high energies and average powers in the mid-infrared although the broad spectral tunability seems not to be a problem. Hence, an overview of the available mid-infrared nonlinear optical materials, emphasizing new developments like wide band-gap, engineered (mixed), and quasi-phase-matched crystals, is also included.


► The development of parametric down-conversion devices operating from 3 to about 20 μm is reviewed.
► All time scales, from continuous wave to femtosecond regime, are considered.
► An overview of the available non-oxide mid-infrared nonlinear optical materials is also included.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Optical Materials - Volume 34, Issue 3, January 2012, Pages 536–554
نویسندگان
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