Simultaneous phase matching of optical parametric oscillation and second-harmonic generation in aperiodically poled lithium niobate

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-350

  Kartaloǧlu, Tolga ^a   Figen, Z Gürkan ^a   Aytür, Orhan ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SOLID STATE LASERS;

PHASE MATCHING;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0037837087     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000343     Document Type: Article

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