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There is at present great interest in crystals which are suitable for efficient mixing at optical frequencies. Such a crystal should be acentric, have a wide transmission band, have a large non-linear coefficient and permit phase matching. Proustite possesses such properties [1], and this paper summarises the information that has been obtained to date at R R E on these properties and their use in “up-converting” 10μm radiation to the visible, on the available optical quality, on the electro-optic effect, and on electrical conduction in the crystal; some general observations on the type of damage caused to proustite by laser beams are given.
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Bardsley, W., Davles, P.H., Hobden, M.V. et al. Synthetic proustite (Ag3AsS3): A summary of its properties and uses. Opto-electronics 1, 29–31 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01476789
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