Optical Studies of Laser-Induced Gray-Tracking in KTP

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 281-286

  Boulanger, B ^a   Rousseau, I ^a   Feve J P ^a   Maglione, M ^a   Menaert B ^a   Marnier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropic media; Nonlinear media; Photochromism; Potassium compounds; Titanium compounds

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTALS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTOCHROMISM; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

LASER-INDUCED GRAY-TRACKING;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 0033098931     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.748831     Document Type: Article

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