Frequency-doubling broadband light in multiple crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 515-523

  Alford, William J ^a   Smith, Arlee V ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FREQUENCIES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

BROADBAND LIGHT;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0035587619     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000515     Document Type: Article

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