Nonlinear saturation and efficiency enhancement in a cherenkov laser using a dielectric grating

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2037-2044

  Shiozawa, Toshiyuki ^a,b,c,d   Takahashi, Hiroyuki ^b,c,e,f   Kimura, Yoshiyuki ^b,c,g,h  

^a IEEE

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Osaka University ^*

^d International Union of Radio Science   (Finland)

^e SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^f Radio and Optical Wave Syst Div

^g SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

^h Personal Telecommunication Division

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ELECTRON BEAMS; LIGHT SOURCES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PERMITTIVITY; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

CHERENKOV LASERS; LASER EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; NONLINEAR SATURATION;

FREE ELECTRON LASERS;

EID: 0030383784     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.544747     Document Type: Article

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