Nearly diffraction-limited signal generated by a lower beam-quality pump in an optical parametric oscillator

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1048-1051

  Pearl, Shaul ^a   Ehrlich, Yosi ^a   Fastig, Shlomo ^a   Rosenwaks, Salman ^b  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL RESONATORS; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

SIGNAL BEAM QUALITY;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0037455660     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.001048     Document Type: Article

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