Optimal control of type I second-harmonic generation with ultrashort laser pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1901-1905

  Buffa, Roberto ^a   Cavalieri, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PUMPING (LASER); SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; WAVE EQUATIONS;

PULSE SHAPING TECHNIQUES;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 0034358120     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001901     Document Type: Article

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