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The rapid developments of the deep-ultraviolet (deep-UV) laser science and technology urgently demand the nonlinear optical crystals which have large band gap enough to transmit the deep-UV light. Herein, we synthesized a series of new rare…
Optical anisotropy and nonlinearity are two tantalizingly important and enticing properties of an optical crystal. Combining these two features will have a miraculous effect. The up conversion can extend solid state laser sources to the…
Two-dimensional (2D) layered semiconductors with both ultrawide bandgap and strong second harmonic generation (SHG) are essential for expanding the nonlinear optical (NLO) applications to deep-ultraviolet (DUV) region in nanoscale.…
The lack of suitable vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals has hindered the development of compact, high-power VUV sources via second harmonic generation (SHG). Here, we report on the development of the fluorooxoborate…
Materials that exhibit high nonlinear optical (NLO) susceptibilities are considered as promising candidates for a wide range of photonic and electronic applications. Here we argue that the ferroelectric nematic (NF) materials have…
The rapid development of metasurfaces - 2D ensembles of engineered nanostructures - is presently fostering a steady drive towards the miniaturization of many optical functionalities and devices to a subwavelength size. The material…
We identify the existence of nonlinear optical (NLO) activity in a number of novel $ABX_3$-type metal-free perovskites, where $A$ is a highly tuneable organic cation, $B$ is a NH$_4$ cation and $X$ a halide anion. Through systematic…
Structural and optoelectronic properties of BaThO3 cubic perovskite are calculated using all electrons full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. Wide and direct band gap, 5.7 eV, of the compound predicts that it can…
A continuous-wave Ti:sapphire laser at 795 nm is frequency doubled in a bow-tie type enhancement four-mirror ring cavity with LiB3O5 (LBO), BiB3O6 (BiBO), and periodically polled KTiOPO4 (PPKTP) crystals, respectively. The properties of…
Two-dimensional (2D) materials with large band gaps and strong and tunable second-harmonic generation (SHG) coefficients play an important role in the miniaturization of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) nonlinear optical (NLO) devices. Despite the…
High-power infrared laser systems with broadband tunability are of great importance due to their wide range of applications in spectroscopy and free-space communications. These systems require nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals for wavelength…
Discovering nonlinear optical (NLO) materials with strong shift current response, particularly in the infrared (IR) regime, is essential for next-generation optoelectronics yet remains highly challenging in both experiments and theory,…
In this study, we investigate the structural properties, chemical stability, and electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of $\mathrm{Sr_2PrSbO_6}$ using first-principles calculations based on Density Functional Theory (DFT). The…
In this work, the polar tetrahedron [PN$_2$O$_2$] was revealed as a new deep-ultraviolet (deep-UV) nonlinear optically active unit. Accordingly, a thermodynamically stable compound (PNO) consisting of the polar [PN$_2$O$_2$] units was…
Recent research in ultrawide-bandgap (UWBG) semiconductors has focused on traditional materials such as Ga2O3, AlGaN, AlN, cubic BN, and diamond; however some materials exhibiting single perovskite structure have been known to yield…
Interfering deep ultraviolet (DUV) lasers can induce substantial density modulations in an ozone-doped gas flow via photochemical reactions, creating volume diffraction gratings. These transient optics are immune to target debris and…
The structural flexibility and multifunctional nature of double perovskite oxides make them attractive for applications requiring coupled optical, mechanical, and thermal performance. Using first-principles computations, this study examines…
Lithium niobate is a multi-functional material, which has been regarded as one of the most promising platform for the multi-purpose optical components and photonic circuits. Targeting at the miniature optical components and systems, lithium…
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Two-dimensional lead halide perovskites are promising materials for optoelectronics due to the tunability of their properties with the number of lead halide layers and the choice of an organic spacer. Physical understanding for the rational…