Continuous-wave tunable midwave infrared generation near 4.5 μm with an intracavity optical parametric oscillator and difference frequency generation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1527-1531

  Chen, Da Wun ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; NEODYMIUM LASERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY GENERATION (DFG);

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0041308358     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001527     Document Type: Article

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