Efficiency Enhancement in a Cherenkov Laser Loaded with a Kerr-Like Medium

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 539-545

  Shiozawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Yoshitake, Tooru ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOCUSING; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

CHERENKOV LASERS; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; KERR LIKE MEDIUM;

FREE ELECTRON LASERS;

EID: 0029271550     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.364411     Document Type: Article

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