Nonlinear optical properties of GaSb and GaInAsSb and their application for phase conjugation in degenerate four-wave mixing

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 790-804

  Turner, Monte D ^a   Roh, Won B ^a   Schepler, Kenneth L ^b  

^a Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; PHOTONS;

BAND EDGE;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 0034381294     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000790     Document Type: Article

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