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              	   | COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE HIGH QUALITY BIG SIZE NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS
 
 - AgGaS2,
                      AgGaSe2 and
                      HgGa2S4
                      	  nonlinear elements for conversion of the middle
 infrared spectral range laser radiation.
 
 -
                      AgGa1-xInxS2
                      	 and
                       AgGa1-xInxSe2
                        nonlinear elements withvariable chemical
 composition for non-critical phase matching processes
                      	 over a wide wavelength
 range.
 
 
 
                        	
                             | Applications : 
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                                    Frequency mixing
                                    Frequency doubling
                                    Optical parametric sources
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                          | Advantages: 
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                                High nonlinear susceptibility
                                High damage threshold
                                Wide transmission range
                          		  Low optical absorption and scattering
                          		  Low wave front distortion
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