Stability and frequency tuning of thermally loaded continuous-wave AgGaS2 optical parametric oscillators

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1481-1498

  Douillet, A ^a   Zondy, J J ^a   Yelisseyev, A ^b   Lobanov, S ^b   Isaenko, L ^b  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FEEDBACK; MIRRORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL PUMPING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RESONATORS; SERVOMECHANISMS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TUNING;

SELF-FREQUENCY-LOCKING; THERMALLY INDUCED BISTABILITY; THERMALLY LOADED CONTINUOUS WAVE OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0033243834     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001481     Document Type: Article

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