A collinearly phase-matched parametric generator/amplifier of visible femtosecond pulses

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 459-463

  Danielius, R ^a   Piskarskas, A ^a   Di Trapani, P ^b   Andreoni, A ^b   Solcia, C ^c   Foggi, P ^d  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical parametric amplifiers; Optical propagation in nonlinear media; Optical pulse compression; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER PULSES; LASER TUNING; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PUMPING (LASER); SINGLE CRYSTALS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; PHASE MATCHING; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0032027782     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.661453     Document Type: Article

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