Effects of cubic nonlinearity on frequency doubling of high-power laser pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 649-655

  Ditmire, T ^a   Rubenchik, A M ^a   Eimerl, D ^a   Perry, M D ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0030547286     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000649     Document Type: Article

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