Optical parametric generation covering the sodium D1, D2 lines from a 532-nm pumped periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal with ionic-nonlinearity enhanced parametric gain

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1614-1619

  Huang, Yen Chieh ^a   Chiang, An Chung ^a   Lin, Yen Yin ^a   Fang, Yen Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ionic susceptibility; Optical parametric generation; PPLN; Sodium D1 D2 lines

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; IONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; NEODYMIUM LASERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC GENERATION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0036902018     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.805113     Document Type: Article

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