Multiwavelength mid-infrared zinc germanium phosphide and PPLN optical parametric oscillator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4972, Issue , 2003, Pages 78-81

  Smith, Diane E ^a   Bowers, Mark S ^a   Schunemann, Peter G ^b  

^a ACULIGHT CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mid infrared laser; Nd:YVO4; ZGP

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

MID INFRARED LASERS;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0242494160     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.478549     Document Type: Conference Paper

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