Simple method for determining the crystalline axes of nonlinear uniaxial crystal with second-harmonic generation

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 28, 2000, Pages 5142-5146

  Jung, Changsoo ^a   Rhee, Bum Ku ^a   Kim, Doseok ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

NONLINEAR UNIAXIAL CRYSTALS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0038506045     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.005142     Document Type: Article

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