Backconversion in a pulsed optical parametric oscillator: Evidence from injection-seeded sidebands

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2723-2730

  Baxter, G W ^a   Haub, J G ^a   Orr, B J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; LIGHT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BACKCONVERSION; INJECTION SEEDED SIDEBAND; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR; PHASE MATCHING; SIDEBAND SPACING;

PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0031248359     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002723     Document Type: Article

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