Tuning characteristics of narrowband THz radiation generated via optical rectification in periodically poled lithium niobate

Optics Express

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 497-502

  Weiss, C ^a   Torosyan, G ^a   Meyn, J P ^a   Wallenstein, R ^a   Beigang, R ^a   Avetisyan, Y ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADIATION; TUNING; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

FREQUENCY GENERATION; NONLINEAR POLARIZATION; OPTICAL RECTIFICATION; ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR OPTICS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0001576418     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.8.000497     Document Type: Article

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