Pulse shaping by difference-frequency mixing with quasi-phase-matching gratings

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 534-539

  Imeshev, G ^a   Fejer, M M ^a   Galvanauskas, A ^b   Harter, D ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMRA AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

PULSE SHAPING;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0035631756     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000534     Document Type: Article

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