Comparison of continuous-wave optical parametric oscillators based on periodically poled LiNbO3 and periodically poled RbTiOAsO 4 pumped internal to a high-power ND:YVO4 laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2102-2108

  Stothard, David J M ^a   Fortin, P Y ^a   Carleton, Alison ^a   Ebrahimzadeh, Majid ^a   Dunn, Malcolm H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY STABILITY; LITHIUM NIOBATE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

THERMAL LENSING;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0242332787     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.002102     Document Type: Article

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