Self- and cross-modulation effects in a synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2957-2966

  Gaizauskas E ^a   Grigonis, R ^a   Sirutkaitis, V ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; PHASE MODULATION;

CROSS-PHASE MODULATION;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0141676126     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002957     Document Type: Article

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