Bound electronic Kerr effect and self-focusing induced damage in second-harmonic-generation crystals

Optics Communications

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 75-81

  Li, Heping ^a   Zhou, Feng ^a   Zhang, Xuejun ^b   Ji, Wei ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption; Optical damage; SHG crystals; Z scan technique

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; KERR ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION CRYSTALS; Z SCAN TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0031383232     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00415-X     Document Type: Article

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