Efficient Raman shifting of picosecond pulses using BaWO4 crystal

Optics Communications

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 397-404

  Černý, Pavel ^a   Zverev, Peter G ^b   Jelínková, Helena ^a   Basiev, Tasoltan T ^b  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b Vavilov Str 38 117942   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER MODE LOCKING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

PICOSECOND PULSES; TUNGSTATE CRYSTALS;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

EID: 0033902662     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(00)00575-7     Document Type: Article

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