Idler enhancement by self-difference frequency mixing

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1468-1472

  Brenier, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; FREQUENCIES; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; STIMULATED EMISSION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVE EFFECTS;

FREQUENCY MIXING;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0042309863     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001468     Document Type: Article

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