Highly efficient picosecond Raman generators based on the BaWO4 crystal in the near infrared, visible, and ultraviolet

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1471-1478

  Černý, Pavel ^a,b   Jelinková, Helena ^a   Basiev, Tasoltan T ^c   Zverev, Peter G ^c  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

BaWO4 crystal; Picosecond laser; Raman scattering; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALS; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER MODE LOCKING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL PUMPING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PICOSECOND LASER; PICOSECOND RAMAN GENERATORS;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

EID: 0036853142     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.804269     Document Type: Article

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