Barium Chalcogenide Crystals: A Review
Nadezhda Y. Kostyukova, E. Yu. Erushin, Аndrey А. Boyko, Galina Shevyrdyaeva, Dmitrii Badikov
Abstract
In recent decades, new nonlinear optical materials have been actively developed to create coherent tunable light sources in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) part of the spectrum used in a variety of scientific fields. In the present review, the main attention is focused on barium chalcogenide crystals, including their linear and nonlinear optical properties, laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT), and frequency down-conversion.
Topics & Concepts
BariumChalcogenideMaterials scienceChalcogenide glassOpticsOptoelectronicsPhysicsMetallurgyCrystal Structures and PropertiesPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography