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OH1 and other high-quality organic crystals are produced and optically prepared in the facilities of Rainbow Photonics in Switzerland.
(2-(3-(4-Hydroxystyryl)-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-enylidene)malononitrile)

«OH1»

Features
High quality crystals
Cut and polished for various applications
Large nonlinear optical susceptibilities
Large electro-optic coefficients
Phase matching for THz-wave generation between 1200 nm and 1460 nm
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Details:
Electro-Optic OH1 Crystals
Applications

– Efficient THz generation and detection from 0.1 to >10 THz
– Fast electro-optic modulation
– Optical parametric generation

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Further Reading

“A hydrogen-bonded organic nonlinear optical crystal for high-efficiency terahertz generation and detection”; F. Brunner, O. Kwon, S. Kwon, M. Jazbinsek, A. Schneider, P. Günter, Optics Express 16, 16496-16508 (2008).

“Configurationally locked, phenolic polyene organic crystal 2-{3-[4-hydroxystyryl]-5,5- dimethylcyclohey-2-enylidene}malononitrile: linear and nonlinear optical properties”; C. Hunziker, S. Kwon, H. Figi, F. Juvalta, O. Kwon, M. Jazbinsek, P. Günter, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 25, 1678-1683 (2008).

“Organic phenolic configurationally locked polyene single crystals for electro-optic and terahertz wave applications”; O. Kwon, S. Kwon, M. Jazbinsek, F. Brunner, J. Seo, C. Hunziker, A. Schneider, H. Yun, Y. Lee, P. Günter, Adv. Funct. Mater. 18, 3242-3250 (2008).

“Scaling submillimeter single-cycle transients toward megavolts per centimeter field strength via optical rectification in the organic crystal OH1”; C. Ruchert, C. Vicario, C.P. Hauri, Opt. Lett. 37, 899 (2012).