Analysis and optimization of optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2945-2956

  Ross, Ian N ^a   Matousek, Pavel ^a   New, Geoffrey H C ^b   Osvay, Karoly ^c  

^a Harwell Science and Innovation Campus   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTIMIZATION;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0012670761     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002945     Document Type: Article

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