Subharmonic generator based on a doubly resonant parametric oscillator with intracavity second-harmonic generation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 979-983

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Zheng, Qianbing ^a   Kobayashi, Takayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS; LIGHT; OSCILLATIONS; SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

AMPLITUDE STABILIZATION; FREQUENCY DIVISION; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR; SEEDING EFFECT;

PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0031122763     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000979     Document Type: Article

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