Generation of spontaneous parametric down conversion from BaGa2GeS6 crystalстатья
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Аннотация:Wereport the generation of highly non-degenerate spontaneous parametric down conversion
(SPDC) in a novel mid-infrared nonlinear crystal, BaGa2GeS6, and provide a direct experimental
comparison with the widely used AgGaS2 crystal. Using a continuous-wave near-infrared (near
IR) pump laser, we generate correlated photon pairs with signal wavelengths in the near-IR ∼815
900 nmandidler wavelengths extending deep into the mid-infrared (mid-IR) up to 22–24 µm.
Wavelength-angular SPDC spectra are measured for both crystals under identical experimental
conditions and analyzed using available dispersion data. Our results demonstrate, for the first
time, the efficient generation of correlated photon pairs in BaGa2GeS6 via SPDC. A quantitative
comparison shows that BaGa2GeS6 exhibits approximately twice the nonlinear conversion effi
ciency of AgGaS2, which is in good agreement with values reported in the literature. In addition,
BaGa2GeS6 produces a narrower external SPDC emission cone due to its lower refractive indices,
which is advantageous for photon collection and nonlinear interferometric applications. Due to its
large effective second-order nonlinearity and broad mid-IR transparency BaGa2GeS6 emerges as a
highly promising platform for bright and stable sources of correlated photon pairs. These results
establish BaGa2GeS6 as a strong candidate for mid-IR quantum spectroscopy, imaging, and gas
sensing applications.