Organic crystals for THz photonics

M Jazbinsek, U Puc, A Abina, A Zidansek - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Organic crystals with second-order optical nonlinearity feature very high and ultra-fast
optical nonlinearities and are therefore attractive for various photonics applications. During …

Highly nonlinear optical organic crystals for efficient terahertz wave generation, detection, and applications

SJ Kim, BJ Kang, U Puc, WT Kim… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic π‐conjugated crystals with second‐order optical nonlinearity are considerably
attractive materials for diverse terahertz (THz) wave photonics. An overview of the research …

Effects of the molecular structure on the second-order nonlinear optical properties of stilbazolium derivative single crystals: a review

S Kannan, A Sekar, K Sivaperuman - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
There is considerable interest in the design and development of organic nonlinear optical
(NLO) materials with macroscopic second-order optical nonlinearities in the field of high …

A new standard in high-field terahertz generation: the organic nonlinear optical crystal PNPA

C Rader, ZB Zaccardi, SHE Ho, KG Harrell… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report the full characterization of a new organic nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal for
intense THz generation: PNPA ((E)-4-((4-nitrobenzylidene) amino)-N-phenylaniline). We …

Data mining for terahertz generation crystals

GA Valdivia‐Berroeta, ZB Zaccardi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A data mining approach to discover and develop new organic nonlinear optical crystals that
produce intense pulses of terahertz radiation is demonstrated. The Cambridge Structural …

Towards intense ultra-broadband high repetition rate terahertz sources based on organic crystals

S Mansourzadeh, T Vogel, A Omar… - Optical Materials …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Increasing the average power of broadband, few-cycle terahertz (THz) sources is currently a
topic of intense investigation, fueled by recent immense progress in high average power …

Designing Non‐Centrosymmetric Molecular Crystals: Optimal Packing May Be Just One Carbon Away

GA Valdivia‐Berroeta, EW Jackson… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals feature important advantages compared to
inorganic counterparts, such as low dielectric constants, ultrafast response times, and large …

Phonon‐Suppressing Intermolecular Adhesives: Catechol‐Based Broadband Organic THz Generators

GE Yoon, JH Seok, U Puc, BR Shin, W Yoon… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solid‐state molecular phonons play a crucial role in the performance of diverse photonic
and optoelectronic devices. In this work, new organic terahertz (THz) generators based on a …

Large Crystal Growth and THz Generation Properties of 2-Amino-5-Nitrotoluene (MNA)

BWH Palmer, C Rader, ESH Ho… - ACS Applied …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite being identified 4 decades ago as a potentially powerful organic material for intense
terahertz (THz) generation, 2-amino-5-nitrotoluene (MNA) has not been extensively used as …

A New Class of Organic Crystals with Extremely Large Hyperpolarizability: Efficient THz Wave Generation with Wide Flat‐Spectral‐Band

SJ Kim, IC Yu, DJ Kim, M Jazbinsek… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In organic π‐conjugated crystals, enhancing molecular optical nonlinearity of chromophores
(eg, first hyperpolarizability β≥ 300× 10− 30 esu) in most cases unfortunately results in zero …