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Opt Lett
; 26(9): 617-9, 2001 May 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18040401
ABSTRACT
Phase-matched second-harmonic generation is obtained in various LiInS(2) crystals by use of the tunable picosecond output of the free-electron laser for infrared experiments (FELIX) as the pump source in the mid-IR range from 2.75 to 6.0 microm. Deviations from the phase-matching curve calculated from Boyd's refractive-index data are observed. Furthermore, the optical damage threshold of the crystals has been measured to be 1.1. J/cm(2)(>6 GW/cm(2)) at the 5-microm wavelength. LiInS(2) holds great promise for parametric interaction in the 1-13-microm range.