Nonstationary theory of synchronously pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillators

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 741-750

  Seres, József ^a   Hebling, János ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CRYSTALS; LASER PULSES; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONATORS;

NONSTATIONARY THEORY;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0034421521     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000741     Document Type: Article

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