Abstract
The nonlinear material Tl3AsSe3 was used to convert pulsed 10.6 μm laser radiation into the second harmonic. The laser beam was tightly focussed, and an energy conversion efficiency of 57% was obtained, which is the highest reported to date in the mid-IR.
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