Metal sulfides with diamond-like (DL) structures are systematically investigated in this study
for nonlinear optical (NLO) applications in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral region. All the …

Infrared (IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are of current interest owing to their
technological applications in many military and civil fields. Metal halides are among the most …

Detecting target analytes with high specificity and sensitivity in any fluid is of fundamental
importance to analytical science and technology. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering …

Mid-far infrared nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are gaining both scientific and
technological interest in wide applications. The practical properties of one crystal are …

Materials chemistry and the pursuit of new compounds through exploratory synthesis are
having a strong impact in many technological fields. The field of nonlinear optics is directly …

Mid-infrared (IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) materials with high performance are vital to
expanding the laser wavelengths into the mid-IR region and have important technological …

Detection of explosives is of utmost importance due to the threat to human security as a
result of illegal transport and terrorist activities. Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a widely used …

In the short space of 15years since their first demonstration, quantum cascade lasers have
become the most useful sources of tunable mid-infrared laser radiation. This Letter …

Nanoplasmonic structures designed for trace analyte detection using surface-enhanced
Raman spectroscopy typically require sophisticated nanofabrication techniques. An …

Quantum cascade (QC) lasers are virtually ideal mid-infrared sources for trace gas
monitoring. They can be fabricated to operate at any of a very wide range of wavelengths …