Second-harmonic generation in multilayered devices: Theoretical tools

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1030-1041

  Enoch, Stefan ^a   Akhouayri, Hassan ^a  

^a Ecole Centrale Marseille   (France)

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EID: 0032353604     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.001030     Document Type: Article

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