Frequency tuning a mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator by the electro-optic effect

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 666-671

  Ewbank, M D ^a   Rosker, M J ^a   Bennett, G L ^b  

^a ROCKWELL SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; INFRARED RADIATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TUNING;

BROADBAND WAVELENGTH TUNING; FREQUENCY SHIFT; IDLER BEAMS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; PHASE MATCHING; POCKELS EFFECT; SELLMEIER EQUATIONS; SIGNAL BEAMS;

PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0031098130     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000666     Document Type: Article

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