Phase-conjugation properties of two-photon-pumped backward-stimulated emission. I. Experimental studies

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1078-1085

  He, Guang S ^a   Prasad, Paras N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 0032356924     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.001078     Document Type: Article

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