Cascaded nonlinear phase shift in a novel anharmonic phase-mismatch configuration

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1894-1903

  Baldenberger, G ^a   LaRochelle, S ^a   Villeneuve, A ^a  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

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EID: 0041664545     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001894     Document Type: Article

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