Broad transparency and wide band gap achieved in a magnetic infrared nonlinear optical chalcogenide by suppressing d–d transitions
Bin‐Wen Liu, Shao‐Min Pei, Xiao‐Ming Jiang, Guo‐Cong Guo
Abstract
A superior magnetic nonlinear optical material with a balanced wide band-gap, a high laser-induced damage threshold, and a strong second-harmonic generation intensity was achieved by selective suppression of the destructive d–d optical transitions.
Topics & Concepts
ChalcogenideMaterials scienceBand gapInfraredSecond-harmonic generationOptoelectronicsNonlinear opticalAtomic orbitalNonlinear opticsLaserCondensed matter physicsOpticsNonlinear systemElectronPhysicsQuantum mechanicsCrystal Structures and PropertiesNonlinear Optical Materials ResearchSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography