Nonlinear, dispersive, and phase-matching properties of the new chalcopyrite CdSiP_2 [Invited]

We compare the nonlinear and dispersive properties of the recently discovered mid-infrared nonlinear crystal CdSiP2 with other chalcopyrite materials to establish its potential for super-continuum generation through a second-order nonlinear process.

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