Efficient frequency conversion at low power with periodic refocusing

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 781-791

  Moore, Gerald T ^a,b   Koch, Karl ^a,c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c SP AR 02 4 ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0033426643     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.000781     Document Type: Article

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