Mid-infrared optical parametric generator with extra-wide (3-19-μm) tunability: Applications for spectroscopy of two-dimensional electrons in quantum wells

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1579-1586

  Vodopyanov, K L ^a  

^a Interactive Radiation   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER TUNING; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

CADMIUM SELENIDE; GALLIUM SELENIDE; MID-INFRARED FREQUENCY DOWNCONVERSION; TRAVELING WAVE OPTICAL PARAMETRIC GENERATORS; ZINC GERMANIUM PHOSPHIDE;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0033243840     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001579     Document Type: Article

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