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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Wilmette, IL (US);
IN Chung, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Wilmette, IL (US);
In Chung, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/35 (2006.01); G02F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nonlinear optic article for difference frequency generation is provided. The article comprises a wave mixer configured to generate a difference frequency mixing signal, the wave mixer comprising a compound made from one or more noncentrosymmetric crystal-glass phase-change materials comprising one or more chalcogenide compounds that are structurally one dimensional and comprise a polymeric[PSe] chain or a polymeric[PSe] chain, wherein the one or more chalcogenide compounds are capable of difference frequency generation.