Post-2000 Nonlinear Optical Materials and Measurements: Data Tables and Best Practices

TL;DR

This paper compiles updated data tables of nonlinear-optical properties for various materials since 2000 and offers best practices for conducting and reporting experiments to enhance comparability and progress in the field.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive set of data tables for nonlinear-optical materials and establishes standardized best practices for experimental reporting.

Findings

Significant advancements in nonlinear-optical materials over the past two decades.

The compiled data tables facilitate comparison and analysis of material properties.

Adoption of best practices can improve consistency and progress in nonlinear optics research.

Abstract

In its 60 years of existence, the field of nonlinear optics has gained momentum especially over the past two decades thanks to major breakthroughs in material science and technology. In this article, we present a new set of data tables listing nonlinear-optical properties for different material categories as reported in the literature since 2000. The papers included in the data tables are representative experimental works on bulk materials, solvents, 0D-1D-2D materials, metamaterials, fiber waveguiding materials, on-chip waveguiding materials, hybrid waveguiding systems, and materials suitable for nonlinear optics at THz frequencies. In addition to the data tables, we also provide best practices for performing and reporting nonlinear-optical experiments. These best practices underpin the selection process that was used for including papers in the tables. While the tables indeed show strong advancements in the field over the past two decades, we encourage the nonlinear-optics community to implement the identified best practices in future works. This will allow a more adequate comparison, interpretation and use of the published parameters, and as such further stimulate the overall progress in nonlinear-optical science and applications.